Healthcare Innovation December 6, 2021
State health reform leaders say pandemic has prevented Vermont from fully testing the current model in 2020 and 2021
The State of Vermont is planning to ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a one-year extension to its All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model Agreement, during which time it will work toward developing a proposal for a subsequent five-year agreement.
The current agreement is scheduled to end on Dec. 31, 2022. In a draft proposal published on the VTDigger newspaper website, the state explained that its current model relies on strong collaboration between government, payers, and providers.
“The COVID-19 public health emergency prevented Vermont from fully testing the current Model in 2020 and 2021. An additional year may allow...