State Innovation Models: Funding For Model Design & Testing Assistance

This document by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) details the purpose of the State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative, which is to test whether new payment and service delivery models will produce superior results when implemented in the context of a state-sponsored State Health Care Innovation Plan. The Innovation Center has created the SIM initiative for states that are prepared for or committed to planning, designing, testing, and supporting evaluation of new payment and service delivery models in the context of larger health system transformation . . .