With the August 1st enrollment deadline rapidly approaching, CMS’s recent updates to ACO REACH for Performance Year 2026 have changed the strategic calculus for many health systems and physician groups. While other value-based care models have been discontinued, REACH has received targeted refinements that signal CMS’s commitment to maturing it into a cornerstone of Medicare’s risk-bearing payment strategy.
Join Pearl Health’s Steven Duque, Chief Growth Officer, and Gillian Christie, Senior Director of ACO Operations, for a timely analysis of why these policy updates—combined with the approaching deadline—create a unique inflection point for organizations evaluating their Medicare strategy.
Drawing on real-world case studies and insights from Pearl’s partnerships with health systems and physician groups nationwide, this session will help you evaluate whether REACH now represents a viable pathway for strategic risk participation before the transformation from fee-for-service becomes less optional.
