ACO REACH

Acronym: ACO REACH

ACO REACH or Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health): An alternative payment model from CMS to encourage primary care physicians (PCPs) and other eligible professionals to shift away from fee-for-service (FFS) compensation to value-based payments in primary care. The ACO REACH model was released by CMS as a redesign to the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model to replace and improve upon the GPDC Model’s approach to risk adjustment.