MGMA Government Affairs with CMS Innovation Center: Medicare Value-Based Care and the LEAD Model

04/14/2026

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ACMPE: 1.00
ACHE: 1.00
CEU: 1.00
PDC: 1.00
CME: 1.00
CPE: 1.00

Description

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This member-exclusive webinar – scheduled for April 14, 2026, at 1 pm ET (12 pm CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT) – is eligible for ACMPE, ACHE (live only), CME (live only), CPE (live only), PDC (live only) and CEU credit, and will be made available as a recording.

Since finalizing a new strategic direction last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced updates to existing models and the launch of new models aligned with their key pillars. CMS is taking new approaches to expand participation in value-based care for providers and other stakeholders. Join MGMA Government Affairs for an informational webinar on what medical groups need to know about the state of Medicare value-based care for 2026 and how they should prepare for upcoming models. The webinar will also feature CMS Innovation Center staff implementing the new LEAD model, scheduled to launch on January 1, 2027. LEAD will serve as a successor to ACO REACH and maintain core elements such as partial and full-risk participation options but also offer new opportunities for specialists, such as CMS Administered Risk Arrangements (CARA).

Whether your practice is new to value-based care or a long-time participant, this webinar will be a great opportunity to learn more about what's new from CMS and whether the LEAD model could be a fit for your practice. This session will include an interactive Q&A session with the MGMA Government Affairs and CMS Innovation Center staff.

This 60-minute member-exclusive webinar will provide you with the knowledge to:

Examine Medicare value-based care options for 2026 and beyond
Determine opportunities to participate in a CMS Innovation Center model
Take next steps to apply for LEAD or an another CMS Innovation Center model for 2027

Continuing Education

Delivery method: Internet Live Course | Group Internet Based
Learning level: Intermediate - Education that builds on a basic curriculum, designed to improve your ability to analyze and apply skills learned to a topic or knowledge area.
Learning format: Traditional
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of the topic or knowledge area.
Advance preparation: None
Duration: 60 minutes

Claiming Credit: If you wish to claim continuing education credit, you must attend the live webinar and complete the session evaluation in order to meet the requirements of the accrediting organizations.

ACMPE, medical practice administrators in certification and Fellowship through ACMPE
ACHE, American College of Healthcare Executives Qualified Education
CME, licensed physicians (MD/DO)
CPE, Continuing Professional Education for accountants
- Attendance at the live instructor-led program
CEU, generic continuing education credit
PDC, professional development credits for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

For detailed continuing education credit information, click here.

**PLEASE NOTE: CEU credit types and totals are listed as a good faith estimate. Actual CEU types and totals offered at time of presentation may vary. Final CEU credit listing will be published on or before the day of the presentation.

Speakers

Madison Hynes, MPP
Associate Director, Government Affairs, MGMA

Madison Hynes is an Associate Director for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), working within the Government Affairs team.

Before joining MGMA, Madison was a senior consultant at Duty First Consulting where she worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Marketplace policy implementation across HealthCare.gov and third-party organizations. Her focus was on program eligibility and health equity.

Madison earned her master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University and received a bachelor's degree in international studies from Boston College.

Meghan Elrington-Clayton, MPH
Director, Division of Financial Risk, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Ms. Meghan Elrington-Clayton is the Director of the Division of Financial Risk in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Innovation Center, which tests innovative payment and service delivery models in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing quality of care. In this role, Ms. Elrington-Clayton manages Accountable Care Organization (ACO) models such as the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model and the ACO Primary Care Flex (ACO PC Flex) Model, which strive to drive high quality, affordable, patient-centered care for Medicare beneficiaries by encouraging providers to coordinate services across multiple clinicians and care settings.

Ms. Meghan Elrington-Clayton joined CMS in 2005 as a Health Insurance Specialist in the Center for Medicare, where she developed and implemented payment policies for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program including policies regarding bidding, reinsurance, risk corridors, and the low-income subsidies. During her tenure at CMS, she also supported the implementation of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act related to private health insurance and the new Health Insurance Marketplaces as the Division Director for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program and the Division of Reinsurance within the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

Emily Bezold
Technical Advisor, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Emily Bezold is a Technical Advisor within the CMS Innovation Center. In this role, she provides technical leadership on policy development for the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Advantage model portfolio. Prior to this role, Emily led value-based care policy and advocacy at Bloom Healthcare, a home-based primary care organization serving complex, chronically ill homebound patients. Previously, Emily lead development of the GUIDE dementia model and served as model lead for the Primary Care First and Comprehensive Primary Care Plus models at the CMS Innovation Center. Her policy expertise includes high needs care models, Medicare fee-for-service payment, ACO benchmarking, and primary care.

Sacha Wolf
Technical Advisor, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sacha Wolf works at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Her expertise is focused on episode-based payment structures, like the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced), and the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). In this role, she informs pricing methodologies for clinical episodes and helps design incentives that aim to reduce healthcare costs while aiming to improve beneficiary quality of care.

Lucy Sola
Co-Lead, Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Refund Policy

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Instructor Cancellation Policy
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