The voluntary Geographic Direct Contracting Model will create regional integrated relationships with providers and community organizations to address the needs of Medicare beneficiaries.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the extension of benefits is an acknowledgement of "the speed and effectiveness with which the American healthcare system has adapted to telehealth."
Patients will make the final decision about their care venue, but CMS says the initiative allows patients to stay at home with family without COVID-mandated visitation restrictions in hospitals.
Montgomery now is a Board Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft. In August, she resigned as CEO from home furnishings retailer Crate & Barrel, where she was credited with transitioning the company toward online sales.
