ACOs want more info on direct-contracting models

Accountable care organizations are claiming they don’t have all the information needed to decide if they want to participate in the direct-contracting options from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation even though the deadline to apply for the implementation period is days away.

The application window to participate in the implementation period of the direct-contracting models closes Feb. 25, but in a letter to the Innovation Center, the National Association of ACOs claims specific information about benchmarking, risk adjustment and capitated payments haven’t yet been released.

“Without these details, it’s impossible for the healthcare community to make informed decisions about program participation,” wrote Clif Gaus, CEO of the National Association of ACOs, in the letter.

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