• Increases from 10,000 to 15,000 the number of seniors who can participate in the Independence at Home Demonstration Program, which tests delivering primary-care services at home. The program will also be extended by two years.
• Creates greater opportunities for Medicare Advantage plans to participate in a CMS pilot testing new payment models for chronically ill patients.
• Broadens opportunities for Medicare Advantage plans to offer telehealth services to beneficiaries
• Creates more flexibility for accountable care organizations to use telehealth services
• Expands telehealth services for stroke patients
• Allows ACOs to decide if a beneficiary should be assigned prospectively at the beginning of a performance year
• Aims to make it easier for two-sided risk ACOs to coordinate care