Medicare Will Boost Physician Reimbursement For Sharing COVID-19 Clinical Trial Data
Executive Summary
Participants in CMS's Quality Payment Program can earn credit to boost their Medicare reimbursements by reporting information from COVID-19 drug trials through a clinical trial repository or registry; NIH issues treatment guidelines for the coronavirus that are to be continuously updated.
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