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CMS unveils person-centered primary care model but excludes high-revenue ACOs

Fierce Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), allowing eligible accountable care organizations to treat people with with | Accountable care organizations are largely supportive of CMS' new primary care model released Tuesday, they wish the agency would broaden its scope (..)

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Clinician Shortage Worsens Primary Care Crisis, Experts Reveal

HIT Consultant

has seen a consistent decline in primary care clinicians since 2014 due to fewer clinicians entering the workforce, increased rates of burnout and decreased direct patient care, according to the latest evidence report from the Primary Care Collaborative and Robert Graham Center. What You Should Know: – The U.S.

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Accountable care from concept to reality. Interview with CVS’s Dr. Mohamed Diab

Health Business Group

In this episode, we dive deep into this pressing question with Dr. Mohamed Diab , president of CVS Accountable Care. Dr. Diab highlights systemic challenges, such as physician burnout and the inadequacies of primary care funding.

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Accountable Care Organizations Are Diving Head First Into Home-Based Care

Home Health Care

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have considerably increased their home-based care arsenals over recent years. They’ve also diversified the types of home-based care they offer, and are finally finding ways for it to make economic sense in capitated models. Source: Institute for Accountable Care.

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CMS’ ACO Primary Care Flex Model Could Offer Home-Based Care Providers’ Risk-Based Opportunity

Home Health Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. They fill the gaps, and are able to see and treat patients where primary care providers cannot.

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Thinking Ahead on the AHEAD Model: Primary Care AHEAD

NASHP

This blog post summarizes both the Primary Care AHEAD requirements identified by CMS and additional strategic considerations for states. Primary Care AHEAD Overview and Requirements Primary Care AHEAD is a key component of the AHEAD Model. A core aspect is a focus on alignment between payers.

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6 Success Strategies as CMS Drives More Accountable Care by 2030

HIT Consultant

To succeed across the spectrum of risk, especially as provider enterprises assume more risk and accountability for holistic patient care, they must invest in the right infrastructure that delivers differentiated patient and provider experiences, while producing better clinical, financial and operational outcomes.