March 20, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center (CMMI) announced they would be ending four CMMI models. They will be ending two models on alternative ways to pay for primary care services, Making Care Primary and Primary Care First; the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices, and the Maryland Total Cost of Care Model. Maryland was chosen to participate in a broader total cost of care model known as AHEAD starting in 2026.

CMS has identified models that will conclude as scheduled and others that will end early by Dec. 31, 2025. CMS estimates a savings of almost $750,000,000, but did not identify where savings were coming from. CMMI plans to announce a new strategy based on guiding principles to make Americans healthier by preventing disease through evidence-based practices, empowering people with information to make better decisions, and driving choice and competition.

If you have additional questions, contact Christina Berry, American College of Radiology® Team Lead, Economic Policy.

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