Thanks for letting all of us know about the hardship exemption, Jon. Most were resigned to a Medicare cut in 2017 because Stage 2 was so onerous. This will really help if CMS comes through as promised.
Anyone see a pattern here? Congress & CMS talk tough (SGR, Meaningful Use), then spend years backpedalling and finally bail out, "imagineering" the next great "alternative payment model". Many of the ACOs
seem to be on life support. Most physicians collected 80% of the MU payments without ever getting past Stage 1. The planned "merit based payment program" appears to be a rehash of the British NHS Quality and Outcomes Framework, which nearly bankrupted NHS in the first year.
Government will never change. These are the people who spend $200 for hammers.
