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Bipartisan Health Care Reform Proposal Ties PQRI to Board Certification, Maintenance of Certification

On April 28, 2009, the Senate Finance Committee released a new policy paper outlining their reform agenda. The ABMS was successful in convincing the committee to align Board Certification with PQRI.

Here is an excerpt from page 6 of the report:

A new PQRI participation option would be added to the existing options described above. Eligible professionals could also receive PQRI incentive payments for two successive years if, on a biennial (every two year) basis, the physician (1) participates in a qualified American Board of Medical Specialties certification, known as the Maintenance of Certification or MOC, or equivalent programs, and (2) completes a qualified MOC practice assessment

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