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The Senate passed a short-term continuing resolution this week, preventing a government shutdown and extending federal funding through March 11. The chamber also confirmed Robert Califf to be the next Food and Drug Administration Commissioner.
Stocks for startups banking on Direct Contracting fall as regulators prepare an announcement about the model's future.
State of Reform columnist Jim Capretta offers background on CMMI's Direct Contracting model and how it might impact the future of VBP.
More than 200 healthcare organizations have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to keep the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model as some Democrats speak out against the Trump-era Medicare program. The 222 organizations sent a letter to Becerra, saying "fix, don't end" the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Direct Contracting Model.
While CMS could end Direct Contracting, experts say changes to risk adjustment, incentives and other model elements are more likely.