Healthcare Innovation March 28, 2023
Letter from 27 organizations urges CMS action this year and outlines six principles that should govern a new hybrid payment option within the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Twenty-seven organizations working on accountable care organization efforts have written a letter to leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging CMS to establish a hybrid primary care payment option in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) this year as one approach to strengthen both primary care and ACOs.
The March 22 letter states that the proposal aligns with the evidence-based payment recommendations in the 2021 NASEM Report, Implementing High-Quality Primary Care. Its implementation in MSSP would mark a powerful step toward the agency’s value, innovation, and equity aims, detailed in...