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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched the Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model, a strategy to improve health spending and outcomes. The initiative provides states with federal funding to implement changes to health care provision and payment, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. It hopes to enhance primary care, restructure hospital payments, and increase social support services. However, the model requires significant participation from private parties and imposes certain performance targets.