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NAACOS: CMS must provide upfront funds, raise benchmarks to help ACOs close health equity gaps

September 29, 2021Robert KingNo CommentsFierce Healthcare

The Biden administration needs to provide money upfront to help form accountable care organizations in rural areas and give more financial support to address health equity, a new report finds.

The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) released a white paper Wednesday that outlines a series of recommendations to better position organizations to help address health equity, a key priority for the Biden administration.

“ACOs are already beginning to do the work of addressing [social determinants of health] to improve quality and control costs for the patients they serve,” according to the report. “However, they cannot be broadly effective or achieve desired outcomes without the proper funding and support.”

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: ACOs, Biden, Biden administration, CMS, health equity, health equity gaps, NAACOS

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