Common use of Alternative Formats Clause in Contracts

Alternative Formats. provision of Enrollee information in a format that takes into consideration the special needs of those who, for example, are visually limited or have limited reading proficiency. Examples of Alternative Formats shall include, but not be limited to, Braille, large font, audio tape, video tape, and Enrollee Information read aloud to an Enrollee by an Enrollee services representative. Alternative Payment Methodologies (APMs) – as further specified by EOHHS, methods of payment, not based on traditional fee-for-service methodologies, that compensate providers for the provision of health care or support services and tie payments to providers to quality of care and outcomes. These include, but are not limited to, shared savings and shared risk arrangements, bundled payments for acute care episodes, bundled payments for chronic diseases, and global payments. Payments based on traditional fee-for-service methodologies shall not be considered Alternative Payment Methodologies.