Leveraging Payment Reforms For COVID-19 And Beyond: Recommendations For Medicare ACOs And CMS’s Interim Final Rule

The health care delivery organizations that have best been able to work through the pandemic have been those participating in more advanced alternative payment models. Recognizing the challenges clinicians and delivery systems are facing, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on April 30 announced multiple regulatory changes to payment models. This post analyzes the proposed rule and recommends ways to improve it.