Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2023
CMS is launching a new population health-focused payment model aimed at addressing chronic disease, behavioral health and overall improvement of care management for states’ populations.
The agency said in a Sept. 5 news release that it would award as many as eight states up to $12 million each to implement the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model, which is the next iteration of the CMS Innovation Center’s multipayer total cost of care models.
States participating in the AHEAD model will be accountable for quality and population health outcomes, along with reducing avoidable spending. Participants will partner with providers and leverage existing relationships to recruit hospitals — participating hospitals will receive an annual fixed payment.
Payments would be...
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