title: A soft opening seems in store.
abstract: Despite its complexity and swarm of new acronyms, MACRA seems like a habitable dry land in comparison to the turbulent waters of the rest of health care-predictable, supported by both parties, and adjusted in the final rule so its effect on providers in 2017 will be milder than feared.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ladika
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