July 9, 2024
ACO Flex Model Office Hour – July 16
In this hour-long session, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Innovation will provide an overview of the new ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO Flex Model, which will focus on primary care delivery in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP).
The ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model) is a voluntary model that will focus on:
- Primary care delivery in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program)
- Testing how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) impact:
- health outcomes
- quality
- costs of care
In Addition, the flexible payment design will empower participating ACOs and their primary care providers to:
- Use more innovative, team-based, person-centered and proactive approaches to care
The model, which starts January 1, 2025, aims to grow participation in ACOs and the Shared Savings Program and increase the number of people with Medicare in an accountable care relationship.
CMS has released a Request for Applications and the application portal is open until August 1 for new or renewing ACOs who submitted an application to SSP by June 17, 2024.
CMS plans to announce applicants selected to participate in October 2024.
This model seeks to increase accountable care relationships for people with Medicare, especially those in rural and underserved communities.
Office Hours: Tuesday, July 16, 2:00 p.m. ET
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