Becker's Healthcare August 28, 2019
CMS Administrator Seema Verma recently announced that CMS will roll out a new payment model focused on improving rural healthcare disparities this year. The new model — intended to avoid a “one-size-fits-all” approach in favor of a customized system responsive to the needs of the community — would include seed funding to develop an appropriate system of care. This new initiative will be the latest to encourage rural providers to jump into value-based payment.
Verma emphasized that “Transformation will also require transitioning rural providers to take on meaningful risk for cost and outcomes through alternative payment models.” The proposed new model will encourage rural communities to leverage ACOs and primary care models, while focusing on local health needs such as...
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