CMS To Extend Existing Duals Demos, Invites Other States To Join

CMS Administrator Seema Verma on Wednesday (April 24) invited states that aren’t currently participating in the duals demonstration to talk with the agency about starting their own version, whether through the capitated financial alignment model, the managed fee-for-service model or some other state-specific model worked out with the agency. CMS also said it plans to allow states that are already in the demonstration to make some changes, if necessary, or to extend the ongoing-demo for multiple years. In a letter...