On December 20, 2006 the President signed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA). Section 101 under Title I authorizes the establishment of a physician quality reporting system by CMS. CMS has titled the statutory program the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. PQRI establishes a financial incentive for eligible professionals to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program. Should PQRI evolve into a pay for performance program, this LISTSERV will continue to provide up to date information on related future programs. For more information on PQRI, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri/ on the CMS website.