Short-term and Long-term Returns for States Implementing Pediatric Alternative Payment Models

Abstract

To our knowledge, few alternative payment models (APMs) to date have focused on children’s health. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation just launched its first major model aimed at improving care for children, the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model, to catalyze greater state investment in this area.¹ While promising, the InCK process raises questions as to what kept states from initiating child-focused APMs and why might they merit priority in the future. Identify all potential conflicts of interest that might be relevant to your comment. Conflicts of interest comprise financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including but not limited to employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speaker's bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued. Err on the side of full disclosure. If you have no conflicts of interest, check "No potential conflicts of interest" in the box below. The information will be posted with your response. Not all submitted comments are published. Please see our commenting policy for details.