Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates & The Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model

On May 17, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this Proposed Rule regarding alternative payment model updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model in the Medicare program. This proposed rule describes the new IOTA payment model that would test whether performance-based incentive payments paid to or owed by participating kidney transplant hospitals increase access to kidney transplants for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare expenditures . . .