CMS' ACO proposal resurfaces discord over pace of risk-based models

Obama-era healthcare officials have rarely had positive things to say about the Trump administration's actions. But last week, one expressed praise for CMS' most recent proposed rule. The rule, which would limit the duration of one-sided risk ACOs, is a step in the right direction, said Farzad Mostashari, M.D., who served as the National Coordinator for Health IT under President Obama. "The overall framework that they have ... a basic track and then an enhanced track, I think, is a good framework," said Mostashari, who has since founded the ACO company Aledade.