Designing Bilateral Medicare-Medicaid Risk Contracts In The New ACO LEAD Model Eric T. Roberts,Kenton J. Johnston,Karen E. Joynt Maddox,Rachel M. Werner,Allison M. Nishi,andJosé F. Figueroa September 2, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/designing-bilateral-medicare-medicaid-risk-contracts-new-aco-lead-model CMS and state Medicaid agencies should consider several factors related to the ACO LEAD (ACO Long-Term Enhanced Design) model’s proposed test of integrated Medicare-Medicaid ACOs.