CMS Is “All In” On Value

​​​​​​Medicare’s Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model is set to launch on January 1, 2027 – New CMS LEAD Model Aims To Expand Access To Accountable Care, Improve Health Outcomes. This model is replacing the Medicare REACH ACO model – Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health – which sunsets on December 31 of this year. 

This is a key strategy to meeting the CMS goal of having all Medicare enrollees in some type of managed care or accountable care by 2023 (see;CMS Moves Closer To Accountable Care Goals With 2025 ACO Initiatives). Currently, of the 70 million Medicare beneficiaries . . .