Bringing Value-Based Care to Rural and Underserved Communities

Highlights:

• Policymakers must recognize the unique payment arrangements of safety-net providers in order to better serve rural and underserved patients through value-based care.
• CMS should modify its APMs through the use of waivers specific to safety-net providers or develop new ACO tracks/total cost of care models focused on rural and underserved populations.
• NAACOS convened members and presented our collective recommendations to CMS in a letter earlier this month.

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