Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations Pathways to Success and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policies for Performance Year 2017

Pre-publication notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding final rules for the Medicare Shared Savings Program participation options to encourage Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to transition to two-sided models. Discusses issues specific to rural throughout, addresses the impact on small rural hospitals starting on PDF page 857, and offers some options for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and hospitals with swing bed agreements. The rule takes effect 45 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for December 31, 2018.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news