However, certain misdemeanors, including third-degree assault and domestic violence, are ineligible. Jefferson County residents with low-level warrants are also invited. The event is on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

County Announcement: buff.ly/fUIVqPh

The Fresh Start program allows individuals to resolve their cases, set new court dates, or consult with a defense attorney without the risk of arrest. This initiative aims to clear warrants and cases while conserving law enforcement resources.

The lesson? Don't stop at supervised learning. The future of healthcare ROI lies in deploying the right framework for the right problem, especially those that require transparent, pragmatic optimization over time.

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For those focused on VBC optimization, this is more than just data science innovation; it's a roadmap for applying technical rigor to unlock savings and ensure more equitable care delivery.

• Strategic Insight: The model excelled by identifying complex medical-social interactions (like poor housing quality exacerbating respiratory issues) that were often missed by the status quo.

• Enhanced Fairness: Importantly, the SARSA model significantly improved equity metrics, reducing outcome disparities across race/ethnicity (37.1% reduction in disparity) and gender (28.3% reduction).

• Financial Impact: The approach achieved a 20.7% relative reduction in acute care events (ED visits and hospitalizations). This translates to a strong clinical relevance, with a Number Needed to Treat (NNT) of just 8.3 to prevent one acute event.

Using data from Medicaid beneficiaries across two states, SARSA-guided care management delivered pragmatic, measurable results compared to standard experience-based approaches:

RL is uniquely suited for care management because it explicitly models how today's interventions influence future patient states and outcomes; a key concept known as sequential decision processes.

This proactive and analytical approach is key to ensuring your financial outcomes align with expectations and avoids unwelcome surprises in the final figures. How are you preparing for this comprehensive reconciliation?

For REACH ACOs, it's crucial to carefully review provisional reports. Align these with your latest data, considering full claims run-out and updated risk scores. Assess how risk mitigation and population adjustments affect your earnings or liabilities.

These updates often lead to significant adjustments. Various critical adjustments also play a vital role, such as risk corridors, stop-loss reinsurance, and the new Population Adjustment (Health Equity Benchmark Adjustment or HEBA). These mechanisms are key in determining the ultimate shared savings

This includes:
• Full claims run-out (through March 31st, 2026)
• Final risk scores
• The actual quality score

Provisional settlements, expected by February 2026, provide an early glimpse based on interim risk scores, prior year’s quality scores, and claims data up to Dec 31st of the performance year. They offer a snapshot, not the full picture. Final settlements, due in July/Aug 2026, include complete data.

And Boulder proves itself to be more conservative than it likes to believe