ACO Primary Care Flex Model: Model Overview Factsheet

The fact sheet was issued on March 15, 2024, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It outlines details about a new Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) model. The five-year model is called ACO Primary Care Flex. It will be part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

ACO Primary Care Flex will focus on and invest in low revenue ACOs, which tend to be smaller and mainly made up of physicians. It will provide the participating ACOs with a one-time advanced shared savings payment and with monthly prospective primary care payments (PPCPs) for the participating primary care . . .