In This Issue:

- ACO Eligibility Requirements

- Establishing and Maintaining the ACO Participation Agreement

- Data Sharing and Assignment of Beneficiaries

- Shared Savings and Losses

- Waivers of Payment Requirements and Other Options to Encourage ACO Participation in Performance-Based Risk Arrangements

- Additional Program Requirements and Beneficiary Protections

- For More Information

- Excerpt from ACO Eligibility Requirements:

1. Requirements for ACO Participant Agreements. The Final Rule adds a new § 425.116, which outlines requirements for the ACO participant agreements between the ACO and its ACO participants. For 2017 and subsequent performance years, among other requirements, ACO participant agreements must...