Massachusetts Rebids Medicaid ACOs, With New Expectations For Primary Care Integration

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is rebidding its MassHealth accountable care organization (ACO) contracts. The request for responses (RFR) includes provisions that enhance the state’s expectations for integrating primary care services with other systems. The new contracts will increase the focus on children, youth, and families; and will create incentives for the ACOs to improve health equity. The RFR was released on April 13, 2022. Responses are due by July 15. The contracts are slated to run from April 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, with an option to extend in any increments up . . .