This final report details the AHC Model’s impacts on key outcomes. The First Evaluation Report, released in December 2020, described the key features of the model (eligibility, interventions, model participants) and the evaluation’s goals and design. It also presented baseline data on costs and use, preliminary impact estimates for the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) population, and assessments of program implementation through 2019. The Second Evaluation Report, released in May 2023, described the structural and organizational characteristics of bridge organizations and community-based organizations, communities’ capacity and resources to address core needs, progress on AHC Model activities through 2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the model. The Second Evaluation Report also included estimates of model impacts on costs and health care use for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in both tracks through the fourth year of the model. The Third Evaluation Report built on these earlier findings with an additional year of data, obtained through 2022. The model ended in April 2023. This final evaluation report includes the final impact results for Medicaid, FFS Medicare, and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through December 2023. This report also includes final lessons learned, drawing from both the new analyses and previous reports.
RTI International. Accountable Health Communities Model: Final evaluation report. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Available online.
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