AJMC June 9, 2022
The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model provides the next great opportunity in moving a health care payment system toward paying for value and rewarding preventive care and keeping patients healthy.
Am J Accountable Care. 2022;10(2):24-26
The future of accountable care in Medicare was at a crossroads late this past winter. According to multiple news reports,1 the Biden administration was strongly considering canceling the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. It was a Trump-era value-based care model that built upon the successful Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model by adding more options for capitated payments. The White House and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra were strongly persuaded by some progressives in Congress that...