Evolving ACO Risk: What the CMS LEAD Model Means for Providers | McDermott

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Evolving ACO Risk: What the CMS LEAD Model Means for Providers

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April 13, 2026

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April 13, 2026

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On March 31, CMS released the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Request for Applications (RFA), meant to encourage a broader range of providers, including smaller, rural, and independent practices, to participate in Medicare accountable care. Under LEAD, CMS has introduced a new voluntary initiative under the Global Risk Option: the CMS-Administered Risk Arrangements (CARA). CARA is intended to provide access to shared data and ease the administrative burden for ACOs to work with specialists.

Join McDermott+ and McDermott Will & Schulte for a joint briefing highlighting key policy design features, operational and financial considerations, and legal and compliance questions that are already emerging from the RFA.

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