Lexology October 27, 2021
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“CMS”) Innovation Center (“Innovation Center”) published a white paper detailing its vision for the next ten years: a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered care. The white paper first recounts the last ten years of testing and learning that laid the foundation for the Innovation Center’s future strategy. The future strategy is organized around five strategic objectives that will guide the Innovation’s Center’s models and priorities for the next ten years. The five strategic objectives for advancing this systemwide transformation include (1) Drive Accountable Care, (2) Advance Health Equity, (3) Support Innovation, (4) Address Affordability, and (5) Partner to Achieve System Transformation. These strategic objectives...