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CMS Announces New Participants in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) ModelToday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Rhode Island and s sub-section of New York have been selected to participate in Cohort 3 of the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model. The Cohort 3 pre-implementation period will begin January 1, 2025. Under the AHEAD Model, CMS and participating states will work collaboratively to curb health care cost growth; improve population health through investments in primary care; and advance health equity by addressing disparities in health outcomes. State participants for all three cohorts are:
Each state participating in AHEAD will receive a Cooperative Agreements from CMS and will have the opportunity to receive up to $12 million to support model implementation activities over the course of the first 5-6 years of the model. Additional information about AHEAD can be found on the AHEAD Model webpage, including:
To stay up to date on upcoming model announcements, events, and resources, sign up for the AHEAD Listserv via the CMS.gov Email Updates subscriptions page.
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