Federal Not applicable under Federal law
For the second and each subsequent performance year during the term of the agreement period, the ACO's benchmark is adjusted for the following, as applicable: For the addition and removal of ACO participants or ACO providers/suppliers in accordance with 425.118(b), for a change to the ACO's beneficiary assignment methodology selection under 425.226(a)(1), for a change to the beneficiary assignment methodology specified in subpart E of this part, for a change in the CMS-HCC risk adjustment methodology used to calculate prospective HCC risk scores under 425.659, for changes in values used in benchmark calculations in accordance with 425.316(b)(2)(ii)(B) or (C) due to compliance action to address avoidance of at-risk beneficiaries or as a result of issuance of a revised initial determination under 425.315, and for changes in values used in benchmark calculations as a result of the performance year being affected by significant, anomalous, and highly suspect billing under 425.672
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