Healthcare DIVE August 11, 2020
Dive Brief:
- CMS on Wednesday announced a new payment model for rural hospitals and accountable care organizations that will use upfront and capitated payments. Participating facilities will be able to waive cost-sharing for Medicare Part B services, provide transportation for beneficiaries and expand telehealth services, among other flexibilities.
- The Community Health Access and Rural Transformation model has two tracks, one of which is focused on ACOs. In the other track, $75 million will be provided to lead organizations in 15 rural communities, which will be announced early next year with a planned start of the model next summer.
- The lead organizations, which can be state Medicaid agencies, local health departments or academic medical centers, among others, will receive $2...