PQRS is a Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) reporting program that uses a combination of incentive payments and negative payment adjustments to promote reporting of quality information by eligible professionals (EPs) - that's you, the physician.
The Attorney General will return $10,750 in salary, and the Secretary of State will donate $9,175 to a charity for his department's employees.
Of those who received a bonus, the average of $43,838 was received and those in-house attorneys estimate their 2011 bonus will rise 2.1% in 2011 to $44,744. The second-largest group of respondents, General Counsel, reported an average 2010 base salary of $223,418 in 2010. General Counsels expect their base salary compensation will rise 8.3% in 2011, to an average salary of $241,952. Approximately 68% of General Counsel who reported salary data, also reported that they received a bonus in 2010. Of those who received a bonus, the average bonus was $108,733 and General Counsels estimate their 2011 bonus will rise 8.4% in 2011 to an average of $118,597. General Counsel compensation tends to be directly tied to the number of functions that a General Counsel performs for his/her company.