Beneficiary Advocates, ACOs Want Geo Direct Contracting Model Halted

By Michelle M. Stein / December 28, 2020 at 9:45 AM
The Center for Medicare Advocacy and the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations are pushing the incoming Biden administration to halt a last-minute effort by the Trump administration to put in place a Medicare geographic direct contracting option -- which the Commonwealth Fund has called one of the biggest changes to Medicare since managed care. “There remain too many unanswered questions surrounding what the Commonwealth Fund describes as ‘one of the most significant changes to the way Medicare beneficiaries receive...


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