Support Clinicians in Providing Equitable Value-Based Care

The ACC advocates for value-based payment models that improve cardiovascular care by encouraging collaboration among cardiovascular clinicians and primary care. These models should reward efficient care delivery and focus on the needs of patients. By establishing timely and actionable performance data and evidence-based quality standards across all payers, value-based care solutions can help promote health equity and support various practice settings, including cardiovascular subspecialties.

ACC in Action

  • The ACC hosts an annual Value-Based Care in Cardiology Forum, bringing together cardiology, health systems, and government and industry stakeholders to discuss challenges and propose solutions to integrating cardiovascular specialists into value-based care.
  • The College routinely provides the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) feedback on value-based care proposals made through requests for information and rulemaking.
  • The ACC engages with private payers to mitigate coverage issues impacting the delivery of cardiovascular care.

Policy Progress

  • CMS has finalized the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) program, a five-year mandatory, episode-based alternative payment demonstration project for selected acute care hospitals.
  • The agency plans to sunset the traditional Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and transition to MIPS Value Pathways by 2029.

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