Seven House Representatives are calling on CMS to allow successful accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program’s (MSSP) Track 1 to continue in the upside-only...
The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is requiring the 82 accountable care organizations (ACOs) that started in upside-only financial risk tracks in 2012 or 2013 to take on downside financial risk...
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare recently announced the creation of an accountable care organization (ACO) with retail giant Walmart, known as the Accountable Care Plan.
Walmart employees at 55 Walmart,...
A new analysis from Avalere showed that Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) failed to reduce Medicare spending as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
Giving providers a holistic view of the patient resulted in accountable care organization (ACO) success for a risk-based organization in southern Florida, which earned a place on the list of ACOs...
Six healthcare industry groups are urging CMS to extend participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Track 1 beyond two agreement periods to allow accountable care organizations (ACOs)...
Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) have shifted their spending to physician services and away from inpatient and skilled nursing facility care, according to a...
In 2018, the Next Generation ACO model will have a total of 58 participating accountable care organizations (ACOs), up from 45 organizations the previous year, CMS recently announced on the...
If CMS moves forward with relaxing Medicare Advantage benefit requirements, then the federal agency should offer the same flexibilities to providers and beneficiaries in Medicare Part B alternative...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the non-risk bearing track of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) could have boosted their bottom lines by an additional $966 million in net payments in...
According to a new fact sheet from CMS, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) will see some fresh faces in 2018, as well as more accountable care organizations (ACOs) entering downside financial...
Vermont’s healthcare reform group, Green Mountain Care Board, recently approved a budget of $620 million for OneCare Vermont, an accountable care organization (ACO) working with Medicare,...
In a new interim final rule, CMS modified quality reporting and shared losses policies for Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) affected by recent natural...
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) and Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) recently embarked on a joint mission to standardize accountable care organization (ACO) measures for quality and...
CMS should align accountable care organizations (ACOs) and bundled payments by creating a blended accountability structure that allows organizations to participate in both alternative payment models...
Care coordination and care management strategies focused on high-risk and chronically ill patients did not drive early cost savings among accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared...
Seven years have passed since the Affordable Care Act catalyzed the idea of volume over value in the healthcare industry, paving the way for accountable care organizations (ACOs) to accrue shared shavings while focusing on population...
Creating a high-value culture, engaging in proactive population health management, and implementing an infrastructure that promotes continuous performance improvement were key characteristics of 11...
At first glance, value-based care models appear to work against independent physicians. The risk-based arrangement requires a coordination of services across care continuum — primarily between...
Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) found overwhelming success with care quality improvements in 2016, but the organizations were still working on reducing costs, according to a recent...