The Biden administration is redesigning a Trump-era Medicare pilot program opposed by dozens of congressional Democrats who viewed it as an effort to privatize the beloved health program for the elderly and disabled.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday announced the global and professional direct contracting model will be replaced by the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) realizing equity, access, and community health (REACH) model. The transition to the ACO REACH model will begin Jan. 1, 2023. Current GPDC Model participants must agree to meet all the ACO REACH Model requirements by that date to continue participating.
The ...