HealthLeaders Media November 28, 2016
Taking a page from Maryland’s all-payer model, the Green Mountain State sets its sights on value-based transformation for all healthcare providers in the state.
The state of Vermont has received the regulatory green light from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and state officials for its unprecedented Vermont All-Payer ACO Model.
With that go-ahead, the state will design and implement an all-payer accountable care organization that will serve the vast majority of residents in the Green Mountain State and include nearly every healthcare provider statewide.
All-Payer ACO Set to Begin in Vermont
With six performance years set to start January 1, the statewide initiative has lofty goals. The CMS webpage for the Vermont All-Payer ACO Model states:
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