AMA says CMS cardiac proposal includes positive steps

"In the landmark Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), Congress encouraged physicians to participate in alternative payment models that support their efforts to redesign the delivery of patient care in ways that improve quality and outcomes while also restraining spending growth. Under this new proposal, CMS is broadening its models so that physicians participating in its cardiac and orthopaedic models will qualify as alternative payment model participants under MACRA.  This is a good step and in keeping with the goals of MACRA.