Changes In Play

In March of this year,;the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced;the creation of a new;Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model—focused on team-based, person-centered primary care (see;CMS Unveils Person-Centered Primary Care Model, ACO Primary Care Flex, For Low-Revenue ACOs). The model, called ACO Primary Care Flex, is a voluntary model that will focus on primary care delivery in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The new model will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in ACOs affects performance. The new model will start on . . .