CMS To Re-Open CPC+, Next Gen ACO Applications; Start Risk In Oncology Care Model Early

CMS expects to give doctors more opportunities to qualify for alternative pay model bonuses in the new physician pay system by re-opening applications for 2018 participation in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus and the Next Generation accountable care organization demonstrations and by starting two-sided risk in the Oncology Care Model in 2017, earlier than planned. Those with sufficient participation in advanced alternative pay models will earn a bonus worth 5 percent of their annual Part B revenue and are exempted...