The first deadline for the Trump administration’s new direct contracting value-based care payment model is right around the corner. But potential applicants are worried about key missing details. For instance: How will they get paid? Feb. 25 is the deadline to apply to be part of the implementation year for direct contracting. But the application…
Medicare Direct Contracting program is a unique opportunity for existing Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs), NextGen ACOs, organizations that have experience serving Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients, and even organizations with limited Medicare FFS experience that wish to grow their market share. The primary goals of Medicare Direct Contracting include: Transform to…
Medicare has clarified that providers cannot participate in both accountable care organizations (ACOs) and coming direct-contracting arrangements after 2020. The clarification — and others — came amid early provider feedback on the model, which is slated to start this spring. Providers sought a range of clarifications on the Direct Contracting model from staff of the Centers for…
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) today launched a new taskforce to help doctors and hospitals understand and prepare for new value-based payment models. The nonprofit organization, which represents hundreds of organizations participating in new payment and delivery models, announced the formation of its direct contracting task force that will offer tools to providers to…