Plans, ACOs Ask CMS To Make Next Generation ACOs Permanent

Plans, providers and accountable care organizations (ACOs) are urging CMS to make the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization model permanent and more closely align its risk adjustment and benchmarking with Medicare Advantage (MA). Stakeholders want clarity about the future of the next Generation ACOs before providers must make a decision about whether to join the agency’s new primary care models. Premier, the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations, and America’s Physician Groups on Tuesday (May 7) sent a letter to...