Medicare Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity

CMS Tinkers With ACO REACH Model

Medicare’s ACO REACH Model will undergo some changes when it heads into its 2025 performance year. To help ensure that the program controls costs and saves money, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will implement a series of changes in its voluntary Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model. According to the agency, it is: adjusting the financial methodology to improve model sustainability based on the findings in the PY [performance year] 2022 Evaluation Report; responding to feedback from interested parties on improvements to the accuracy of benchmarks; and strengthening operational flexibility and [...]

joe2024-08-13T15:57:16-04:00August 14, 2024|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Medicare, Medicare reimbursement policy|