VMA ACO definition

VMA ACO means an ACO participating in the Vermont Medicare ACO Initiative.

Examples of VMA ACO in a sentence

• The State must achieve the 75th percentile, as compared to national Medicare performance, for the percent of VMA ACO or Modified Next Generation ACO-aligned Medicare beneficiaries who state that they are getting timely care, appointments, and information.

• CMS may, upon request of the GMCB, provide additional reports that include the following: utilization, expenditures, quality of care, Medicare FFS eligibility type, VMA ACO alignment, and performance summary comparisons to other states.

• Apply the growth rates in (b) and (c) to the best estimate available on Medicare FFS expenditures incurred during the year prior to the Performance Year in question for the Medicare FFS beneficiaries who are aligned to the Vermont Modified Next Generation ACO for PY1 and VMA ACO for PY2-PY5, respectively.

• All applicable endorsement s to be attached must be referred to by form number on the policy declaration page.

• To the extent it has the authority, the GMCB may direct a VMA ACO and a Vermont Modified Next Generation ACO, to make specific infrastructure and care delivery investments.

• Additional reports may be provided upon request that include the following: utilization, expenditures, quality of care, Medicare FFS eligibility type, VMA ACO alignment, and performance summary comparisons to other states.

• Except as described in sections 5.c and 6.d of this Agreement, the GMCB shall develop the Vermont Medicare ACO Initiative Benchmarks for each VMA ACO in accordance with the terms of this agreement.

• The State must achieve the 75th percentile, as compared to national Medicare performance, for a composite measure comprising of diabetes, hypertension, and multiple chronic condition morbidity of VMA ACO or Modified Next Generation ACO aligned Vermont Medicare Beneficiaries.