Mike Chernew On Payment Reform: From Direct Contracting To ACO REACH

Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming talk with Harvard Medical School's Michael Chernew on the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services direct contracting model for accountable care organizations, and where Medicare Advantage could improve.

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Late last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its redesign of its Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model to its now-branded Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model. The agency stated the redesign is meant to advance health equity and was in response to stakeholder feedback and participant experience.

On today's episode of Health Affairs This Week, Harvard Medical School's Michael Chernew joins Health Affairs Forefront Editor Chris Fleming to talk about the new CMS model for ACOs, and where Medicare Advantage could improve.

Related Links:

• Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model (CMS)
• The Case For ACOs: Why Payment Reform Remains Necessary (Health Affairs Forefront)
• Podcast: Michael Chernew Makes The Case for Payment Reform (Health Affairs This Week)
• Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare 'Money Machine,' Part 2: Building On The ACO Model (Health Affairs Forefront)

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