Organizations looking to become a next generation accountable care organization (ACO) must have their letter of intent to apply submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by May 2.
This deadline represents the second and final round of applications the agency is accepting to become next generation ACOs. New ACOs under this model will begin in the second year of the next generation program in January 2017, joining 21 other organizations already designated as next generation ACOs.
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CMS is hosting a number of open door forums to provide guidance to applicants:
• March 22: Letter of intent overview
• March 29: Application overview
• April 5: Financial methodology
• April 12: Participating provider list
• April 19: Benefit enhancements
Additional information on the next generation ACO model, along with application instructions, can be found here.