#CMS Overhaul of #Medicare ACOs which was announced by Secretary Verma today is well worth review. Buried in today’s rule is the flexibility for risk-based ACOs to offer new incentives to beneficiaries for taking steps to achieve good health and expand telehealth services. This is very encouraging to those who believe that patient decisions must be factored into payment models to ensure that risk is aligned with the factors that determine health outcomes. CMS next step should be to allow beneficiary rates to be adjusted up or down based on the beneficiaries adherence to guidelines and best practices known to improve quality and lower cost. Access the CMS post at; https://www.cms.gov/blog/pathways-success-overhaul-medicares-aco-program
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