CMS doubles down on value-based payments for specialty care: 4 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS wants all traditional Medicare beneficiaries and most Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care
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Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves Medicare More Than $1.6 Billion in 2021 and Continues to Deliver High-quality Care
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Shared Savings Program, through
Read moreMedicare Shared Savings Program Continues to Grow and Deliver High-Quality, Person-Centered Care Through Accountable Care Organizations
(Source – cms.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data showing that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Read moreNeed to improve affordability for people with job-based insurance
Employer-based coverage provides more than 150 million Americans with health insurance. The average premium for a family plan has increased
Read moreMedPAC recommends accelerating the transition to value-based payment reform
In a nonbinding report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends accelerating the transition to value-based payment reform
Read moreProviders likely to leave MSSP because of COVID-19, survey finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifty-six percent of healthcare organizations that take on financial risk in Medicare Shared
Read moreCOVID-19 boosting Medicare spending
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations released a new analysis showing the COVID-19 outbreak will potentially boost Medicare spending
Read moreNext Generation ACOs reduced spending and saved Medicare $148 million in 2018
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that the Next Generation accountable care organizations (ACOs) reduced spending by about 1.11
Read moreMedicare’s Shared Savings Program results should have made headlines. It got a ‘collective shrug’ instead
(By Shawn Morris for STAT) Like the proverbial tree falling in the forest, if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Read more10 ACOs with the most shared savings in 2018
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs generated $739.4 million in net savings for the
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