Deloitte: Many states establishing Medicaid APMs, but few evaluated for effects on outcomes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states are pursuing various Medicaid alternative payment models; however, often APMs’ affect
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
The Senate’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group
On Tuesday at a Senate Finance Committee meeting, a doctor, health plan administrator, and hospital system administrators testified “expanding telemedicine
Read MoreStudy: Turnover may be why ACOs have weak influence on cost, outcomes
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A study of a large Pioneer ACO found substantial physician and patient turnover
Read MorePaul Levy: Value-based payment is an ‘energy-sapping distraction’
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACOs will fail because the rewards are not immediate, substantial or transparent enough
Read MoreAutomatically Enrolled In Accountable Care Organizations
In the federal government’s effort to reduce Medicare spending, they are automatically enrolling patients in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), if their primary care
Read More100 things to know about Medicare reimbursement | 2017
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since its launch in 1965, Medicare has been one of the most influential
Read MoreCigna CEO: ACA health plans perform best under ACO model
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) At the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco last week, Cigna CEO
Read More4 new details about the Medicare ACO Track 1+ Model
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released additional information Tuesday about its Track 1+ ACO model, which was
Read MoreMedicare ACO hospitals faster at reducing readmissions, study finds
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though both ACO and non-ACO hospitals have been successful in driving down rates
Read MoreCMS adds advanced APM opportunities under MACRA
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is officially reopening applications for physicians to join two value-based care models
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