Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Beneficiary Assignment Update

Thomas Vaughn; A Clinton MacKinney; Keith J Mueller; Fred Ullrich; Xi Zhu

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Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Beneficiary Assignment Update

Thomas Vaughn, A Clinton MacKinney, Keith J Mueller, Fred Ullrich and Xi Zhu

Rural Policy Brief, No. 2016-2, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

06/2016

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We report on significant Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulatory changes to beneficiary assignment to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Changes include prospective rather than retrospective assignment, will increase the likelihood beneficiaries receiving services only from certain non-primary care specialists are appropriately assigned. The regulations also improve the ability for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to participate in ACOs.

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Title: Subtitle: Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Beneficiary Assignment Update
Creators: Thomas Vaughn
A Clinton MacKinney
Keith J Mueller
Fred Ullrich
Xi Zhu
Resource Type: Report
Publisher: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Series: Rural Policy Brief; No. 2016-2
Number of pages: 7 pages
Language: English
Date published: 06/2016
Academic Unit: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Health Management and Policy; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984214666402771

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