Health Affairs October 30, 2023
Next spring, states will have opportunity to apply for the recently-announced Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model (AHEAD) through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
AHEAD continues recent trends in payment model policy, seeking to improve health outcomes, advance equity, and address health care spending. Its features include enhanced primary care investment, requiring explicit health equity implementation plans, and care redesign in a total-cost-of-care framework. The model recognizes the need for coordination across the care continuum, the impact of both medical and non-medical drivers of health, and the role of community-based services. In these respects, the mission behind AHEAD aligns with those of other CMS Innovation Center programs, such as the Accountable Communities of Health Model,...
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