2023 MIPS Hardship Exception Application Now Available

On May 1st, CMS opened its online portal to accept 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) exception applications.  CMS will continue to allow clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities to request MIPS performance category reweighting for PY 2023 under its EUC policy through 8:00 pm ET on January 2, 2024.

MIPS EUC exception applications can be submitted for one or more MIPS performance categories. However, any MIPS data submitted to CMS will override reweighting for that performance category and the category will be scored. CMS will continue to allow stakeholders to cite COVID-19 as a triggering event on 2023 exception applications despite the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ending on May 11th. However, this is likely the last year that CMS will offer this option.

More information about the EUC exception application can be downloaded here.