The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the next phase in a demonstration program evaluating the care that Medicare beneficiaries receive after being discharged from a hospital and how CMS pays for that care.

CMS has chosen the geographic areas where data will be collected for this project will take place. The first two markets include Boston, Chicago, and their surrounding areas. CMS is beginning to identify specific providers within these markets to invite to participate in the Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD).

Information about the demonstration can be found at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1201325.