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NAACOS, APG Urge HHS to Adjust Direct Contracting Model, Not Cancel

NAACOS, APG Urge HHS to Adjust Direct Contracting Model, Not Cancel

February 16, 2022Victoria BaileyRevCycle IntelligenceAlternative payment models (APMs),Direct Contracting (DCEs)

More than 200 healthcare organizations, including America’s Physician Groups (APG) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), have urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make adjustments to the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model instead of canceling the program.

In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the groups stressed that shutting down the Direct Contracting program would undermine the industry’s shift to value-based payment models and negatively impact care quality for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries.

The Direct Contracting model allows a wide range of healthcare organizations – known as Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) – to participate in alternative payment models that offer quality improvement incentives and capitated payments for care coordination in Medicare FFS.

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: AMA, APMs, CMMI, congress, DCEs, direct contracting, FFS, HHS, NAACOS

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