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While CMS could end Direct Contracting, experts say changes to risk adjustment, incentives and other model elements are more likely.

Federal regulators are considering the future of the Direct Contracting program and an announcement could come soon, unnerving some provider groups.

Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images A former senior Trump administration official lambasted the decision, calling it "a big blow to value-based care." While some healthcare organizations forged ahead with the GPDC model despite the pandemic, others held off until they weathered the storm. CMMI had told interested organizations that they could join the model after the pandemic ended, so many of them decided to wait to apply. Now many would-be participants are in limbo, as the agency decides the fate of the model or its possible replacement. The uncertainty has created widespread cons...

Dark Dice: Jeff Goldblum Tapped for Dungeons and Dragons Podcast Posted on Jeff Goldblum, who lends his voice on the Dungeons and Dragons podcast "Dark Dice." It's not a story per se, but an actual game played in a campaign tabletop setting where players improvise based on scenarios presented and determined by the roll of dice. The Jurassic World star is set to play elven sorcerer Balmur in the series as one of five player characters, according to Deadline Hollywood. Who better to play the elven sorcerer than the MCU's Grandmaster himself? Photo credit Cubankite / Shutterstock.com and Fool...

CMMI's geographic direct contracting model needs an overhaul, experts say Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images Consumer advocates, accountable care organizations and several experts think CMS' Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation should delay its Geographic Direct Contracting model—dubbed "Geo"—until it resolves a number of issues that could create significant confusion among Medicare beneficiaries and operational and financial challenges for providers. The model builds on the lessons learned from the Medicare Shared Savings Program, Next Generation ACO model, Medicare Advan...