Kidney Care Choices

Medicare ACO Participation Rising

Participation in Medicare’s various accountable care organizations is increasing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports. According to CMS, 50 new ACOs will participate in its Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2024 along with another 19 that will participate in a new, permanent payment option version of that program. Another 71 ACOs renewed their participation in the program, bringing the total number of ACOs in the program to 480 that together will serve nearly 11 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries. Other Medicare ACOs account for another three million participants. Among them are 2.6 million served by 122 ACOs in the [...]

joe2024-02-06T20:51:47-05:00February 7, 2024|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services|

CMS Reconsidering Medicare Payment Models

Five Medicare alternative payment models previously slated for implementation are being delayed, cancelled, or reconsidered. The five APMs whose futures are not clear are: The Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model ACO Track Primary Care First Kidney Care Choices Geographic Direct Contracting Part D Payment Modernization Model Learn more about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ latest actions on these models in the Becker’s Hospital Review article “5 CMS payment models that are under review, delayed.”

iqtsupport2021-04-26T06:00:47-04:00April 26, 2021|ACO, Alternative payment models, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare, Medicare reimbursement policy|

CMS Ponders Future of Medicare Payment Models

The new administration has delayed the planned launch of several new Medicare payment models and ultimately may choose not to move forward with some or to alter them. The models currently under review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are: Primary Care First Kidney Care Choices Geographic Direct Contracting Part D Payment Modernization Model Learn more from the Becker’s Hospital Review article “CMS payment models that are under review, delayed.”

iqtsupport2021-03-30T06:00:20-04:00March 30, 2021|Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Medicare reimbursement policy|