With CMS' announcement of a new voluntary model within MSSP, called the ACO Primary Care Flex Model, our team shares key considerations for potential applicants.

Read the article by Steven Hefter
and Allen Miller

Value-based contracts offer provider organizations an opportunity to govern themselves in order to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care to their attributed members and take responsibility for determining the most efficient and effective use of healthcare resources. However, less is written on how to make sure a provider group stays successful in a long-term agreement

Read the article by Jerry Frank, MD

CMS has moved toward rewarding quality of care by implementing and endorsing value-based arrangements. Success in these areas requires increased documentation and additional patient visits, respectively, begging the question: what can be done to ensure already strapped PCPs and health systems succeed under these arrangements?

Read the article by Gabrielle Janney, PA-C, MHS and Olivia Balderes