In This Communication:

HHS Briefing on Response

to Cyber-Attack

on Change Healthcare

HHS Hosting a Briefing Tuesday, March 19 at 4:00 p.m. ET

CMS Reopens 2023 MIPS EUC Application - Submission Deadline is April 15th by 8:00 p.m. ET

In response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack in late February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the data submission deadline and is now reopening the 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception Application to provide relief to MIPS eligible clinicians impacted by the Change Healthcare cyber-security incident. The application will be open for the remainder of the extended data submission period, which closes April 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. The 2023 MIPS EUC hardship exemption is not automatic and requires physicians to apply. If a physician or practice has already submitted data and would like to take advantage of this flexibility, it requires logging into the CMS portal and updating the submission. IMPORTANT: Because CMS is reopening the 2023 MIPS EUC Exception Application window in response to the Change Healthcare cyber-attack, CMS will only approve applications citing this cyber-attack as the basis for requesting reweighting under the MIPS EUC Exception. Any applications submitted for reasons outside of the Change Healthcare cyber-attack will be denied. Additionally, any data submitted to CMS will override your application for those performance categories. Read more.

The CMS announcement includes details about the following information:

1. 2023 MIPS Data Submission Deadline
2. Who Can Submit a 2023 MIPS EUC Exception Application?
3. What If We’ve Already Submitted Some Data?
4. How Do I Apply?
5. Additional Resources