Becker's Healthcare March 12, 2025
The CMS Innovation Center will terminate four Medicare payment models early in a move that aims to save nearly $750 million and shift focus to more viable approaches to value-based care.
The models set to end by Dec. 31, 2025, include:
- Maryland Total Cost of Care (originally scheduled to run through 2026)
- Primary Care First (2021-2026)
- End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (2021-2027; will require rulemaking for termination)
- Making Care Primary (2024-2034)
CMS said the decision reflects ongoing evaluations of financial impact, quality outcomes and operational feasibility and ensures that resources are allocated to programs with the highest potential for success.
“The Innovation Center plans to announce a new strategy based on guiding principles to make Americans healthier by...
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