Alternative Payment Models (APMs)

Defining key terms:
Alternative Payment Models, such as those tested by the CMS Innovation Center, reward health care providers for delivering high-quality and coordinated care. APMs can apply to a specific: Health condition, like end-stage renal disease. Care episode, like joint replacement. Provider type, like primary care providers. Community, like rural areas. Innovation within Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, or Medicaid.

Defining key terms:

Alternative Payment Models, such as those tested by the CMS Innovation Center, reward health care providers for delivering high-quality and coordinated care. APMs can apply to a specific:

Health condition, like end-stage renal disease.
Care episode, like joint replacement.
Provider type, like primary care providers.
Community, like rural areas.
Innovation within Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, or Medicaid.

CMS Innovation Center Alternative Payment Models

Watch a video explaining how alternative payment models test new ways to provide better, more affordable care:

Additional Information

Read more about Innovation Center models:

How an Idea Becomes a Model
Completed Models Contribute to Health System Transformation

Originally posted on: August 14, 2023 | Reviewed and revised on: December 26, 2024

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