36% of ACOs Consider Quitting MSSP Under New Proposed Rules
- Over one-third of accountable care organizations (36 percent) said they are unlikely to continue with the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) if the proposed overhaul is finalized, a recent survey showed. Only 48 percent of ACO leaders in the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) survey reported that their organization would stay in the revised Medicare ACO program, which would be...
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AMA, AHIP, and Others Oppose Upside-Only ACO Changes for MSSP
The American Medical Association (AMA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) are among nine industry groups calling on CMS to reconsider proposed changes to the Medicare Shared...Patient Attribution Key Component to APMs, Value-Based Contracts
Patient attribution is a critical component of alternative payment models (APMs) that appropriately hold providers accountable for their care performance. “Attribution methodology is at the core of constructing actuarially sound,...CMS to Offer More Flexibility to Risk-Bearing ACOs, Verma Says
Federal regulations and rules are commonly cited as barriers to implementing value-based reimbursement models. The rules can prevent care coordination and appropriate transitions of care, which negatively impact an accountable care...Next Generation ACOs Save Medicare $62M, Maintain Care Quality
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Next Generation ACO program produced nearly $62 million in net savings to Medicare while maintaining care quality in 2016, CMS recently reported in the newly released evaluation of the...A Provider-Sponsored Health Plan Is A Hospital’s Natural Next Step
Many hospitals and health systems are bypassing the ultimate opportunity to gain greater control of the outcomes and costs of their patients. That opportunity is developing their own provider-sponsored health plan, according to Geisinger...Sponsored by RevSpring
