The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an updated request for applications for the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design Model, or LEAD. Applications are due May 17. The agency also announced that it will host an office hour April 21 at 1 p.m. ET for prospective applicants. CMS said it will address FAQs about eligibility, participation requirements, financial methodology, quality measures, and the application process and timeline. Participants can also submit questions in advance.

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The 2027 AHA Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 3 in Orlando, Fla. Join fellow rural hospital CEOs, senior executives, clinical…
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A blog by Robyn Tessin, AHA director of policy, discusses the ways value-based care can meet patients’ needs, resulting in improved affordability and access to…
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For patients, healthcare affordability is about more than the price of an individual service. It is also about whether the healthcare system meets their needs…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 7 released a procedural notice on its new pathway to expedite access to certain Food and Drug…
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The AHA Aug. 5 provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the distribution of funding for the Rural Health Transformation…
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A bipartisan group of senators Aug. 5 introduced the Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability and Integrity Now and for the Future…