Ask CMS to Modernize Accountable Care

NAACOS has prepared a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlining key areas of the ACO models to modernize.

A PDF of the letter is available.

The letter outlines recommendations NAACOS has shared with Medicare leaders privately.

Embrace Innovation by:

• Improving cash flow options through capitation and less restrictive advanced payments.
• Expanding beneficiary participation through improved alignment approaches.
• Removing burdensome quality reporting requirements.
• Streamlining burdensome regulations and align innovation across MSSP and LEAD.

Accelerate Transformation by:

• Holding ACOs Harmless for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.
• Fixing Inaccurate Trend Adjustments.
• Addressing the Benchmark Ratchet.