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Made publicly available by December 1 each year for categories of measures that are described in section 1890(b)(7)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act as amended by Section&amp;nbsp;3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).&lt;/p&gt; " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">MUC</abbr> List include:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>A total of 42 measures, including 18 new measures not currently used in Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, are included for consideration.</li><li>Ninety-five percent of the measures on the List use digital <abbr tabindex="0" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;glossify-exclude&quot;&gt;Data sources&lt;/span&gt; are the primary source document(s) used for data collection (e.g., billing or administrative data, encounter form, enrollment form, patient medical record).&lt;/p&gt; " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">data sources</abbr>, advancing the <a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/meaningful-measures-initiative/cms-quality-strategy">CMS National Quality Strategy</a> goal of prioritizing the development of interoperable and digital <abbr tabindex="0" title="&lt;p&gt;The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act defined a &lt;span class=&quot;glossify-exclude&quot;&gt;quality measure&lt;/span&gt; as “a standard for measuring the performance and improvement of population health or of health plans, providers of services, and other clinicians in the delivery of health care services.” (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf&quot;&gt;Pub. L. 111-148, 931&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">quality measures</abbr>.&nbsp;</li><li>Ten measures addressing person-centered care, accelerating <abbr tabindex="0" title="&lt;p&gt;Equity is the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government&quot;&gt;Executive Order 13985, 2021&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">equity</abbr> and engagement for all individuals, and seven measures addressing the Equity goal of the CMS National Quality Strategy, also a priority of the <a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/meaningful-measures-initiative/meaningful-measures-20">Meaningful Measures 2.0</a> Initiative, are included on the List.</li></ul><p>By publishing this List, CMS makes these 42 measures publicly available and will seek input from interested parties in upcoming proposed rules published in the Federal Register for their use in Medicare programs.</p><p>Looking for more information about the Pre-Rulemaking process? The <a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-implementation/pre-rulemaking/overview" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="41fad9a9-fdf6-40b1-b22e-d1e68854bba2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Pre-Rulemaking">MMS Hub Pre-Rulemaking webpage</a> features information on:</p><ul><li>how measure developers can submit their quality and <abbr tabindex="0" title="&lt;p&gt;An &lt;span class=&quot;glossify-exclude&quot;&gt;efficiency measure&lt;/span&gt; is the cost of care (inputs to the health system in the form of expenditures and other resources) associated with a specified level of health outcome.&lt;/p&gt; " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">efficiency measures</abbr> for consideration by CMS;</li><li>multi-interested party review through the Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) process;&nbsp;</li><li>CMS measure priorities;</li><li>current and past MUC Lists and multi-interested party reports; and,&nbsp;</li><li>additional <a href="/Pre-Rulemaking-Resources" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="22109a73-1a42-4c5d-9e79-39895cac7cff" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Pre-Rulemaking Resources">Pre-Rulemaking Resources</a> to assist measure developers in submitting their measures for consideration.</li></ul><p>CMS encourages you to explore the Pre-Rulemaking webpage and provide feedback at <a href="mailto:MMSsupport@battelle.org">MMSsupport@battelle.org</a>.</p><p>* The Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Eligible Clinicians and Critical Access Hospitals referenced in this document is now called the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.</p></div>
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