Healthcare Innovation March 19, 2024
David Raths

CMS Innovation Center model will provide a one-time advanced shared savings payment and monthly prospective primary care payments to ACOs

A new voluntary model announced March 19 by the CMS Innovation Center seeks to empower primary care providers in smaller accountable care organizations (ACOs) to treat people with Medicare using team-based, person-centered proactive care. The announcement drew praise from primary care groups participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

The ACO Primary Care Flex Model will provide a one-time advanced shared savings payment and monthly prospective primary care payments (PPCPs) to ACOs. The advanced shared savings payments provide ACOs with needed resources and flexibility to cover costs associated with forming an ACO (where relevant) and administrative costs for required model...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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