; and (ii) chooses to bear risk as a condition of partnership in such Organization. (4) Beneficiary protections (A) Seamless access to care The Secretary shall establish processes and take steps as necessary, including educating Medicare-certified providers and suppliers about the Program, to ensure that Program-eligible beneficiaries assigned into an open network model or who elect into a preferred network model offered by an Organization experience no disruption of access to Medicare-certified providers or suppliers furnishing items or services to such beneficiary immediately before such assignment or election and for purposes of receipt of such items or services. Assignment into an open network model or election into a preferred network model under the Program shall in no way be construed as affecting a Program-eligible beneficiary’s ability to receive covered benefits from any Medicare-certified provider or supplier as described in subsection (b)(2)(A). (B) Continuity of care To provide for continuity of care, each contract entered into with an Organization under this section shall provide for a transition period during which a Program-eligible beneficiary who is first enrolled in the Organization or who elects to opt out of the Program or otherwise disenroll from the Organization maintains access to eligible participating providers furnishing items or services to such beneficiary immediately before such enrollment or election for purposes of receipt of such items or services. Payment for such items or services covered under this title furnished to such Program-eligible beneficiary during such transition period shall be made in accordance with this title and in such amounts as would otherwise be determined for such items and services provided to such a beneficiary not enrolled under the Program. (C) Antidiscrimination Each contract entered into with an Organization under this section shall provide that each eligible participating provider of such Organization may not deny, limit, or condition the furnishing