CMS Innovation Center to end four payment models early
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 12 announced that it will end four payment models early, terminating each by the end of 2025. The models are Primary Care First, End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices, Making Care Primary and Maryland Total Cost of Care. CMS also is considering reductions to the Integrated Care for Kids model.
In addition, the CMS Innovation Center will no longer implement the Medicare $2 Drug List or Accelerating Clinical Evidence models.
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