The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has been awarded a $2,000,000 per year, 6-year Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model (CFDA 93.968) federal grant program.
The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: 1) Developing and implementing a Medicaid primary care alternative payment model (APM) and a hospital global budget (HGB) payment model; 2) Recruiting primary care providers to participate in the APM; and 3) Creating a governance structure to oversee the establishment of Medicare and all-payer total cost of care and primary care investment targets, as well as statewide quality and health equity targets. The Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) will serve as a key interagency partner, co-leading the governance structure and supporting the development of the commercial HGB payment model, provider recruitment, and measurement/reporting.
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