“CMS has announced that it will not be soliciting any more applications for the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Models slated to launch on January 1, 2022.”
“Organizations that had already applied to the model—either for the Implementation Period or Performance Year (PY) 2021—and had deferred their start date to January 1, 2022, will still be able to participate as expected at the start of next year, CMS added in an email.”
“However, the agency stipulated that organizations will still have to meet Global and Professional Direct Contracting requirements at that time of the launch date.”
“Organizations that did not defer participation in PY 2021 of the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model will also be moving forward as planned on April 1, 2021.”
“CMS also announced in the email that it has selected 53 organizations to take part in PY 2021 for the two directing contracting options. Of the organizations, 39 are participating in the global risk sharing option and 14 have selected the professional risk shared options…”
“Under the Biden administration, CMS has already paused the Geographic Direct Contracting Model, an offshoot of the new Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model that ties healthcare payments to the population health and cost outcomes for all residents of a specific area.”
“In contrast, the Global and Professional options tie payments to providers to attributed Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, as well as beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and beneficiaries with complex needs…” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS Stops Accepting New Direct Contracting Applications — Jacqueline LaPointe, April 12, 2021. RevCycle Intelligence.
