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Value-based model watchers may be interested in an outline in the new MedPAC report, required by the Consolidate Appropriations Act of 2021, for a proposed value-based program for a post-acute care value incentive program, aka PAC-VIP.
 
As part of an effort entitled the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, CMS and OIG released advance copies of proposed regulatory changes on Oct. 9. The proposed rules would modify regulations that have presented obstacles to physicians, hospitals and other providers as they transition away from traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment models toward value-based arrangements.
 
We talked to an occupational therapist and practice expert about how to succeed at patient and provider outreach in the therapy world.

Medicare's decision to reimburse providers for behavioral health integration (BHI) and Collaborative Care Management (CoCM) codes shows the feds want PCPs to address mental health in Medicare. But some Medicaid programs have gotten there first, and can serve as a guide to how it can be done. 

Get a glimpse of the early returns associated with the Oncology Care Model during a May 11 live meeting.

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