Direct Contracting Model - Professional and Global Options: Homebound Home Health Waiver and Concurrent Care for Beneficiaries that Elect the Medicare Hospice Benefit - Implementation - This CR Rescinds and Fully Replaces CR 11863.
The Direct Contracting Model (DCM) creates a new opportunity for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to test an array of financial risk-sharing arrangements, leveraging lessons learned from other Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiatives, such as the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP) and the Next Generation ACO (NGACO) Model, as well as innovative approaches from Medicare Advantage (MA) and private sector risk-sharing arrangements.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 17, 2021
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