American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Government Stimulus Incentives

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into law by President Barrack Obama on February 17, 2009. It includes an incentive package for physicians to adopt information technology. Beginning in 2011, eligible professionals are able to receive an increase reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid. Medicare maximums are as follows:

This incentive money is available for each eligible professional who can demonstrate meaningful use of Certified EHR technology, such as ChartLogic EMR.

Providers will receive the stimulus money in the form of increased reimbursement. For each Medicare claim submission, a meaningful user will receive their normal Medicare allowable reimbursement. They will also receive a bonus of 75% above the allowable amount. (The timing of this reimbursement is yet to be defined.)

Providers can receive a maximum of the amounts listed in the table above.

Medicaid Providers may be eligible for higher reimbursement values, and different meaningful use requirements.