RevCycle Intelligence March 19, 2024
Jacqueline LaPointe

The voluntary ACO model will be part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for low-revenue participants starting in 2025.

CMS will test a new accountable care organization (ACO) model that focuses on primary care providers starting next year.

A recent announcement states that CMS will launch a five-year voluntary ACO model on January 1, 2025, as part of its flagship Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The model known as the ACO Primary Care Flex Model, or ACO PC Flex, will target low-revenue MSSP participants, which are typically smaller ACOs primarily made up of physicians.

The ACO PC Flex Model aims to support primary care providers like those in existing low-revenue ACOs as they implement “innovative, team-based, person-centered proactive care,” according...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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