Common use of Beneficiary Alignment Clause in Contracts

Beneficiary Alignment. 1. CMS shall, according to the methodology set forth in Appendix B, use an analysis of evaluation and management services furnished by Next Generation Professionals to Beneficiaries to align Beneficiaries to the ACO for the purposes of the Next Generation ACO Model. 2. The removal of a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider from the Next Generation Participant List or Preferred Provider List, pursuant to Section IV.D, will not affect the alignment of Next Generation Beneficiaries to the ACO for the Performance Year during which the removal becomes effective.

Beneficiary Alignment. 1. CMS shall, according to the methodology set forth in Appendix B, use an analysis of evaluation and management services furnished by Next Generation Professionals to Beneficiaries to align Beneficiaries to the ACO for the purposes of the Next Generation ACO Model. 2. The addition or removal of a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider from the Next Generation Participant List or Preferred Provider List, pursuant to Section IV.D, will not affect the alignment of Next Generation Beneficiaries to the ACO for the Performance Year during which the removal becomes effective.