What is Voluntary Alignment in ACO REACH?
The newest value-based care model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), ACO REACH, aims to improve clinical outcomes and reduce Total Cost of Care (TCOC). Providers are incentivized to deliver the best care to their Traditional Medicare patients, while achieving economic efficiencies that are critical to an overburdened Medicare trust fund. One feature of this program — Voluntary Alignment — can empower patients to play a larger role in their own health, while enhancing physicians’ ability to manage their panels and grow their practices.