Medscape June 4, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a slew of new measures to help participants in its alternative payment models meet deadlines, cope with potential losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, and to prevent defections from the programs.
The latest changes, which are in line with similar moves CMS unveiled for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) on April 30, are related to financial methodologies, quality reporting, and model timelines.
The biggest change is that the Next Generation ACO (Accountable Care Organization) Model program has been extended through December 2021. In addition, Next Generation ACOs will have their 2020 downside risk reduced. CMS will remove episodes of COVID-19 treatment from the calculation of those ACOs’ losses and will...
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