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Young adults (aged 18–25) living with SCD.
Adults (aged 26–35) living with SCD.
Older adults (aged 36+) living with SCD.
Adolescents (aged 15–17) living with SCD ............................
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Guide.
Young adults (aged 18–25) living with SCD.
Adults (aged 26–35) living with SCD.
Older adults (aged 36+) living with SCD.
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Daniel L. Holcomb,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Medicare Program; Announcement of a
New Application Deadline for the
Advance Payment Model
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
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ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces a new
application deadline for participation in
the Advance Payment Model for certain
accountable care organizations
participating in the Medicare Shared
Savings Program scheduled to begin in
2012.
SUMMARY:
Application Submission
Deadlines for the Advance Payment
Model: Applications for the
performance period beginning on April
DATES:
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1, 2012 will be accepted from January 3,
2012 through February 1, 2012.
The period during which applications
will be accepted for the performance
period beginning on July 1, 2012 will
remain identical to the period for the
Medicare Shared Savings Program. More
information is available on the Advance
Payment Model Web site at https://
www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/
aco/advance-payment/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dan
Farmer, (410) 786–5497.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is committed to
achieving the three-part aim of better
health for populations, better health
care for individuals, and lower growth
in expenditures through continuous
improvement for Medicare, Medicaid,
and Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) beneficiaries. One
potential mechanism for achieving this
goal is for CMS to partner with groups
of health care providers of services and
suppliers that have a mechanism for
shared governance and have formed an
Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
through which they work together to
coordinate care for a specified group of
patients. We will pursue such
partnerships through complementary
efforts, including the Medicare Shared
Savings Program and initiatives
undertaken by the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation
Center).
The Advance Payment Model is an
Innovation Center initiative designed for
participants in the Medicare Shared
Savings Program in need of prepayment
of expected shared savings to build their
capacity to provide high quality,
coordinated care and generate cost
savings. The Advance Payment Model
will test whether and how pre-paying a
portion of future shared savings could
increase participation in the Medicare
Shared Savings Program, and whether
advance payments will enhance the
ability of ACOs to effectively coordinate
care and generate Medicare savings, as
well as the speed at which they attain
that goal.
In the November 2, 2011 Federal
Register (76 FR 68012), we published a
notice announcing the Advance
Payment Model. Additional information
about the Advance Payment Model is
available on the Advance Payment
Model Web site at https://
www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/
aco/advance-payment/.
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II. Provisions of the Notice
This notice announces a new deadline
for applications to the Advance
Payment Model for the performance
period beginning April 1, 2012. We will
accept applications to the Advance
Payment Model from January 3, 2012
through February 1, 2012. The period
during which applications will be
accepted for the performance period
beginning on July 1, 2012 will remain
identical to the period for the Medicare
Shared Savings Program.
Organizations interested in applying
to the Advance Payment Model must
also complete an application for the
Shared Savings Program. This modified
deadline will provide organizations
interested in the Advance Payment
Model with more time to complete the
additional application needed for the
Advance Payment Model. Information
about the application process and
deadlines for the Shared Savings
Program is available at https://
www.cms.gov/sharedsavingsprogram.
Additional information about the
application process for the Advance
Payment Model is available on the
Advance Payment Model Web site at
https://www.innovations.cms.gov/
initiatives/aco/advance-payment/
index.html.
Authority: Section 1115A of the Social
Security Act.
Dated: November 23, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-5505-N2]
Medicare Program; Announcement of a New Application Deadline for
the Advance Payment Model
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a new application deadline for
participation in the Advance Payment Model for certain accountable care
organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
scheduled to begin in 2012.
DATES: Application Submission Deadlines for the Advance Payment Model:
Applications for the performance period beginning on April
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1, 2012 will be accepted from January 3, 2012 through February 1, 2012.
The period during which applications will be accepted for the
performance period beginning on July 1, 2012 will remain identical to
the period for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. More information is
available on the Advance Payment Model Web site at https://www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/aco/advance-payment/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Farmer, (410) 786-5497.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to
achieving the three-part aim of better health for populations, better
health care for individuals, and lower growth in expenditures through
continuous improvement for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries. One potential mechanism for
achieving this goal is for CMS to partner with groups of health care
providers of services and suppliers that have a mechanism for shared
governance and have formed an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
through which they work together to coordinate care for a specified
group of patients. We will pursue such partnerships through
complementary efforts, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program
and initiatives undertaken by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation (Innovation Center).
The Advance Payment Model is an Innovation Center initiative
designed for participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program in
need of prepayment of expected shared savings to build their capacity
to provide high quality, coordinated care and generate cost savings.
The Advance Payment Model will test whether and how pre-paying a
portion of future shared savings could increase participation in the
Medicare Shared Savings Program, and whether advance payments will
enhance the ability of ACOs to effectively coordinate care and generate
Medicare savings, as well as the speed at which they attain that goal.
In the November 2, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 68012), we
published a notice announcing the Advance Payment Model. Additional
information about the Advance Payment Model is available on the Advance
Payment Model Web site at https://www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/aco/advance-payment/.
II. Provisions of the Notice
This notice announces a new deadline for applications to the
Advance Payment Model for the performance period beginning April 1,
2012. We will accept applications to the Advance Payment Model from
January 3, 2012 through February 1, 2012. The period during which
applications will be accepted for the performance period beginning on
July 1, 2012 will remain identical to the period for the Medicare
Shared Savings Program.
Organizations interested in applying to the Advance Payment Model
must also complete an application for the Shared Savings Program. This
modified deadline will provide organizations interested in the Advance
Payment Model with more time to complete the additional application
needed for the Advance Payment Model. Information about the application
process and deadlines for the Shared Savings Program is available at
https://www.cms.gov/sharedsavingsprogram.
Additional information about the application process for the
Advance Payment Model is available on the Advance Payment Model Web
site at https://www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/aco/advance-payment/.
Authority: Section 1115A of the Social Security Act.
Dated: November 23, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-30845 Filed 11-29-11; 8:45 am]
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