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Lifespark CEO: New CMS model stresses equity, moves health care closer to home

  • Mar 1, 2022
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

The founder and CEO of Lifespark is giving the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a high five for a new accountable care organization (ACO) model that aims to coordinate care more equitably across underserved communities.

“In a value-based world, it’s super-exciting and encouraging,” Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen told McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse. Read on for the full story….

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