Massachusetts Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program

The Massachusetts Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program is a $1.8 billion, five year investment program authorized through MassHealth’s federal 1115 waiver. The DSRIP program funds three major initiatives central to transforming MassHealth: Accountable Care Organizations; Community Partners/Community Service Agencies; and Statewide Investments.

Overview

$1.8 billion over five years  An investment in MassHealth restructuring

MassHealth’s 1115 waiver authorizes $1.8 billion over five years for new Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP) funding. DSRIP funds support the restructuring of MassHealth’s delivery system to promote integrated, coordinated care and hold providers accountable for quality and total cost of care.

Specifically, DSRIP will support MassHealth’s transition to Accountable Care Organizations, including funding to establish Community Partners to integrate behavioral health, long term services and supports and health-related social needs, and funding to support statewide investments to efficiently scale up statewide infrastructure and workforce capacity in support of MassHealth restructuring.

DSRIP funding is a one-time federal investment that began at the start of State Fiscal Year 2018 and will end after five years. Over the course of the five years, DSRIP funding will phase down as programs become sustainable and reliance on the payments declines.

MassHealth is investing the DSRIP funds in three major initiatives: Accountable Care Organizations (60%, $1 billion), Community Partners/ Community Service Agencies (30%, $547 million), and Statewide Investments (6%, $115 million).  Additionally, MassHealth utilizes DSRIP funding (4%, $73 million) to support robust implementation and oversight of the DSRIP program.

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DSRIP Initiatives

MassHealth is investing the $1.8 billion DSRIP funds in the following initiatives:

• Accountable Care Organizations (60%, $1 billion) – ACOs are a network of primary care providers who work in partnership with hospitals, specialists, LTSS providers, and state agencies to coordinate all of a member’s care. ACOs focus on improving this coordination, better engaging members in their care, and on integrating behavioral health care, medical care, long-term services and supports, and health-related social services. ACOs are accountable for the quality, member experience and cost of care for members.
• Community Partners/Community Service Agencies (30%, $547 million) – CPs and CSAs are community-based health care and human service organizations that provide specialized wraparound supports and care coordination for MassHealth members with complex long term medical and/or behavioral health needs who are enrolled in ACOs, Managed Care Organizations, or the Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) program, which is administered by the Department of Mental Health.
• Statewide Investments (6%, $115 million) – SWIs are a set of direct state investments intended to efficiently scale up statewide infrastructure and workforce capacity in support of the ACO and CP programs. SWIs are directed toward efforts to efficiently scale up statewide infrastructure and workforce capacity in support of MassHealth restructuring (e.g., workforce development, technical assistance) and high priority health issues (e.g., Emergency Department boarding, accommodations for members with disabilities)

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

$1 billion   60% of DSRIP funds will be invested in ACOs.

60% ($1 billion) of DSRIP funds will be invested in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs are networks of primary care providers who work in partnership with hospitals and specialists to coordinate all of a member’s long term services and supports, medical, and behavioral health care. ACOs:

• Are rewarded for value – better health outcomes and lower cost – not volume.
• Strengthen members’ relationship with their primary care provider, who engage members in their care and coordinate to help them navigate all the services they need.
• Focus on better coordinating care and engaging members in their care to improve health outcomes and reduce preventable costs (e.g., avoidable hospitalizations).
• Integrate all care a person needs, including behavioral health and physical health care, especially in the primary care setting, as well as long-term services and supports.
• Develop innovative approaches to address social needs (e.g., housing, food insecurity) that impact health.
• Are accountable for the quality, member experience and cost of care for members.

There are currently 17 approved ACOs, which launched on March 1, 2018. More information about ACOs can be found here.                                         

Community Partners (CPs) and Community Service Agencies (CSAs)

$547 million  30% of DSRIP funds will be invested in Community Partners and Community Service Agencies.

30% ($547 million) of DSRIP funds will be invested in Community Partners (CP) and Community Service Agencies (CSA).  Of that $547 million, approximately $539 million will be invested in CPs and approximately $8 million will be invested in CSAs.

CPs are community-based behavioral health (BH) and long term services and supports (LTSS) organizations that provide highly specialized wraparound care coordination supports to members with certain complex BH and LTSS needs who are enrolled in ACOs, MCOs, or the Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) program. CPs actively outreach and engage individuals and families; assess needs, provide options and refer to services; and help navigate long term services and supports, medical, behavioral health, and health-related social services. DSRIP funding for CPs will support care coordination activities as well as infrastructure and capacity building. There are currently 27 CPs, which launched on July 1, 2018. More information about CPs can be found here.

CSAs are community-based organizations that primarily provide pediatric BH care coordination supports as part of the MassHealth Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative. CSAs do not receive DSRIP funding for care coordination activities, as those activities are funded through existing channels. However, 17 of the CSAs are currently receiving DSRIP funding for infrastructure and capacity building to strengthen their ability to connect with medical providers. 

Statewide Investments

$115 million  6% of of DSRIP funds will be invested as Statewide Investments

6% ($115 million) of DSRIP funds will be invested as Statewide Investments (SWI). SWIs are intended to ensure the success of ACOs and CPs by expanding statewide healthcare infrastructure and workforce capacity, and by providing direct technical assistance.

SWIs are broken out into three categories:

1.  Building and training the primary care and behavioral health (BH) workforce

2.  Capacity building for ACOs, CPs, and providers

3.  Initiatives to address statewide gaps in care delivery

More information about SWIs can be found here.

Flexible Services

In October 2018, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved MassHealth’s protocol for a $149 million Flexible Services Program as a component of the DSRIP program.

The Flexible Services Program may pay for health-related nutrition and housing supports for certain ACO members. The Flexible Services Program supports the broader MassHealth goal of addressing the health-related social needs of its members as part of the ACO program.

DSRIP Annual Report and Public Meeting

Public Meeting: MassHealth 1115 Demonstration Waiver and Delivery System Restructuring Progress

MassHealth will hold a public meeting to present the annual report on the progress of delivery system restructuring efforts and the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP) for calendar year 2022, as well as to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the progress of the current 1115 MassHealth Demonstration. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.  Please see 1115 Demonstration ("Waiver") Reports | Mass.gov for the most recent Demonstration Year 28 (DY28) Annual Report on the 1115 Demonstration.  

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  

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MassHealth Delivery System Restructuring Reports

• 2022 Report PDF | Word
• 2021 Report PDF | Word
• 2020 Report PDF
  • MassHealth provided updates on the reforms, and stakeholders had an opportunity to comment on the program during a public meeting on October 26, 2022.
• 2019 Report PDF
  • MassHealth provided updates on the reforms, and stakeholders had an opportunity to comment on the program during a public meeting on August 11, 2021.
• 2018 Report PDF
  • MassHealth provided updates on the reforms, and stakeholders had an opportunity to comment on the program during a public meeting on February 12, 2020.

DSRIP Protocol

Massachusetts’ DSRIP Protocol was initially approved on May 15, 2017, and is effective July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2022.

DSRIP Reports – Accountable Care Organizations

17 ACOs 

Use the links below to review ACO reports.

• Boston Accountable Care Organization in partnership with BMC Healthnet Plan
• Mercy Health Accountable Care Organization in partnership with Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan
• Signature Healthcare Corporation in partnership with Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan
• Southcoast Health Network in partnership with Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan
• Community Care Cooperative, Inc.
• Health Collaborative of the Berkshires in partnership with Fallon Community Health Plan
• Reliant Medical Group in partnership with Fallon Health Plan
• Wellforce in partnership with Fallon Community Health Plan
• Baystate Health Care Alliance in Partnership with Health New England (BeHealthy Partnership)
• Lahey Clinical Performance Network, LLC
• Merrimack Valley ACO in partnership with Allways Health Plan
• Mass General Brigham Accountable Care Organization
• Steward Medicaid Care Network, Inc.
• Atrius Health in partnership with Tufts Health Public Plans
• Boston Children's Accountable Care Organization in partnership with Tufts Health Public Plans ACO
• Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization in partnership with Tufts Health Public Plans
• Cambridge Health Alliance in partnership with Tufts Health Public Plans

DSRIP Reports – Community Partners

27 CPs 

Use the links below to review CP reports.

• Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
• Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest, LLC.
• Boston Allied Partners
• Boston Coordinated Care Hub
• Brien Center Community Partner Program
• Care Alliance of Western Massachusetts
• Central Community Health Partnership (BH)
• Clinical and Support Options Inc.
• Community Care Partners, LLC.
• Community Counseling of Bristol County, Inc.
• Community Healthlink, Inc.
• Coordinated Care Network
• Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.
• Family Service Association
• Innovative Care Partners, LLC. – Behavioral Health
• Innovative Care Partners, LLC. – Long-Term Services and Supports
• Lahey Health Behavioral Services
• Lowell Community Health Center Community Partner d/b/a Greater Lowell Behavioral Health Community Partner
• LTSS Care Partners, LLC.
• Massachusetts Care Coordination Network
• Merrimack Valley Community Partner
• North Region LTSS Partnership
• Open Sky dba Central Community Health Partnership Reports
• Riverside Community Partners
• South Shore Community Partnership
• Southeast Community Partnership, LLC 
• SSTAR Care Community Partners

DSRIP Reports – Community Service Agencies

19 CSAs 

Use the links below to review CSA reports.

• Bay State Community Services CSA
• Behavioral Health Network CSA
• Brien Center CSA
• Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc.
• Child & Family Services
• Children's Services of Roxbury
• Clinical and Support Options CSA
• Community Counseling of Bri​stol County, Inc. CSA
• Community Healthlink CSA
• Eliot Community Human Services CSA
• Family Service Association CSA
• Gá​ndara Center
• Justice Resource Institute
• Lahey Health Behavioral Services CSA
• North Suffolk Mental Health Association
• Riverside CSA
• The Home for Little Wanderers
• Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
• Youth Opportunities Upheld

DSRIP Midpoint Assessment

To view individual ACO and CP Midpoint Assessment reports, please follow the links to ACOs and CPs Reports pages above.

DSRIP Payment Amounts

As of September 11, 2020