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Preparing for LEAD: Why Post-Acute Visibility Is the Key to Long-Term Value-Based Success
June 22nd, 2026
This article was originally featured in Fierce Healthcare. CMS has set a new direction for accountable care. The Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) model, which will replace ACO REACH when it concludes at the end of 2026, spans January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036 – a full decade of commitment that represents the longest accountable care program CMS has ever tested. For acute care health systems and ACO leaders, LEAD doesn’t just extend the timeline – it fundamentally reshapes how value-based care (VBC) success must be achieved and maintained over time. Where previous models emphasized short-term savings and episodic performance,...read more