Examples of Next Generation Beneficiary in a sentence
A Next Generation Beneficiary may opt in to substance use disorder data sharing only by submitting a CMS-approved substance use disorder opt in form to the ACO.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ACO shall receive claims data regarding substance use disorder treatment only if the Next Generation Beneficiary has not elected to decline data sharing or otherwise been opted out of data sharing and has also submitted a CMS-approved form pursuant to Section VI.E of this Agreement.
Such communications shall note that, even if a Next Generation Beneficiary has elected to decline claims data sharing, CMS may still engage in certain limited data sharing for quality improvement purposes.
In any Performance Year in which CMS elects to make Coordinated Care Reward payments, the ACO shall ensure that all Next Generation Participants and Preferred Providers will, upon any Next Generation Beneficiary’s inquiry about the Coordinated Care Reward, provide an accurate and current list of all Next Generation Participants and Preferred Providers, either in hard copy or by reference to the ACO’s website, to the Next Generation Beneficiary.
The ACO must have appropriate procedures in place to ensure that Next Generation Participants and Preferred Providers have access to the most up-to-date information regarding Next Generation Beneficiary alignment to the ACO.
The ACO may affirmatively contact a Next Generation Beneficiary who has elected to decline claims data sharing no more than one time in a given Performance Year to provide information regarding data sharing.
The ACO may affirmatively contact a Next Generation Beneficiary who has elected to decline claims data sharing no more than one time in the Performance Year to provide information regarding data sharing.
The ACO shall ensure that the Eligible SNF that provided the SNF Services returns to the Next Generation Beneficiary any monies collected from the Next Generation Beneficiary related to such services.
Beginning in Performance Year 2017 and subsequent Performance Years, such communications shall note that, even if a Next Generation Beneficiary has elected to decline claims data sharing, CMS may still engage in certain limited data sharing for quality improvement purposes.
For instance, for similar policy reasons as thosestated in the beneficiary coordinated care reward below, CMS may consider reducing or waiving the Next Generation Beneficiary requirements to pay the Part B deductible and/or coinsurance when receiving care from Next Generation ACO Providers/Suppliers or Preferred Providers.