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CMS’ Latest Innovation Model – The Making Care Primary (MCP) Model Includes Focus on Social Determinants of Health

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On June 8, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model. Highlights include the following: The MCP Model will run for 10.5...more

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CMS Announces Changes to the MSSP Designed to Increase MSSP Participation and Promote Equity within the MSSP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) designed to improve equity within the MSSP and increase the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries in...more

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Medicaid and the LawFoley Hoag LLP CMS Approves Two New Medicaid Waivers to Expand Coverage, Provide Flexibilities

On September 28, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued approval letters for Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration applications previously submitted by Oregon and Massachusetts. Section 1115 waivers...more

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CMS Changes Trump-era Innovation Models Affecting ACOS

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On February 24, 2022, CMS announced major changes to several of its innovation models, including the permanent cancellation of the Geographic Direct Contracting Model—a Trump-era model that tested whether a geographic-based...more

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K&L Gates Triage: ACO Improvements in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Part 2)

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In the second segment of this two-part series discussing recent program changes introduced by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program...more

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Round Two: Significant Telehealth Expansion Re-Proposed in Bipartisan Senate Bill

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On May 3, 2017, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 (S. 1016) (CONNECT Act of 2017) was reintroduced by the same six senators who had initially introduced the...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - August 2016 #4

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CMS Reports ACO Savings and Improved Quality of Care – CMS issued a press release on August 25, 2016 announcing the 2015 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care...more

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Senate Finance Committee Considering Telehealth Options to Improve Care and Lower Costs

On December 18, 2015, the United States Senate Committee on Finance (the Committee) released a Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document), which outlines approaches under consideration to improve the care...more

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Beneficiary Assignment Under the MSSP Final Rule

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This is the fourth post in Health Care Law Today’s series on the final rule. This post addresses how CMS assigns beneficiaries to an ACO participating in the MSSP. In the MSSP ACO Final Rule, CMS finalized new...more

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Beneficiary Assignment in the Proposed Revised Medicare Shared Savings Program Regulations

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This post addresses the changes that the rule would make to how CMS assigns beneficiaries to an ACO participating in the MSSP. The Proposed Rule places a renewed emphasis on primary care for beneficiary assignment. Section...more

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