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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced a new voluntary direct contracting model – the Geographic Direct Contracting Model (the “Model” or “Geo”), which will test whether a geographic-based approach to care delivery and value-based care can improve health outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries across a geographic region. Along... READ MORE

In keeping with the trends of the commercial market, on April 22, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced opportunities to participate in new direct contracting models under Medicare’s Part A and Part B fee-for-service program. CMS intends to focus these models particularly on primary care coordination for medically complex and... READ MORE