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CMS is effectively using ACO REACH’s final-year performance to justify the next phase of accountable care model design: the soon-to-sunset model generated $988 million in Medicare savings in 2024, up from roughly $695 million in 2023, strengthening the case for downside-risk ACO models even as participants prepare for transition decisions (Healthcare Dive). The immediate strategic tension for ACOs is whether to move into the new Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model or remain in MSSP, with LEAD acceptance letters issued, participant TIN lists due to CMS in early August, and the final financial methodology still pending—creating uncertainty around benchmarking, shared savings potential, and risk mitigation strategy (Wakely). For health systems, physician enablement firms, and payer-aligned ACOs, the signal is clear: CMMI under the Trump administration is positioning LEAD as the successor pathway for advanced Medicare accountable care, but participation decisions are being made before all economics are visible.
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