The Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation's blueprint for rapid-cycle evaluation of new care and payment models

W Shrank - Health Affairs, 2013 - healthaffairs.org
The Affordable Care Act established the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test
innovative payment and service delivery models. The goal is to reduce program
expenditures while preserving or improving the quality of care provided to beneficiaries of
Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Central to the success of
the Innovation Center is a new, rapid-cycle approach to evaluation. This article describes
that approach—setting forth how the Rapid Cycle Evaluation Group aims to deliver frequent …