Industry Notes: CMS Puts CHART ACO Transformation Model on Hold Until 2022
Rural providers now have another year to decide if joining a CHART Model Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is right for them.
Background: In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started testing the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model to address equity issues in rural healthcare. CMS planned to provide $75 million in upfront seed funding to 15 rural communities as part of the Community Transformation Track (see Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement, Vol. 46, No. 19).
Additionally, CMS intended to pick 20 “rurally-focused” ACOs with payment tied to value-based care and level of risk...
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