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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced updates to the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) “REACH” Model, which provides private home-focused health care providers with an opportunity to participate in risk-sharing agreements with traditional Medicare.
The new updates are essentially “tweaks” based on learnings acquired through the first two years of the program’s operation, according to Fred Bentley, managing director in ATI Advisory’s care continuum strategy and solutions practice. They also raise questions about the future of the program, which is currently slated to end on Dec. 31, 2026.
“There’s a big question around, will the Trump 2.0 team extend ACO REACH, or are they going to fold it into the Medicare Shared Savings Program … or some other thing?” Bentley told Home Health Care News. “This whole program is entering a pivotal phase here.”