Modern Healthcare | December 21, 2018
The CMS on Friday
finalized a rule that overhauls the Medicare Shared Savings Program, requiring accountable care organizations to take on risk sooner or be booted out of the program. Under the redesigned program, which will take effect July 1, 2019, ACOs can choose to participate in one of two tracks: basic or enhanced. The basic track, which has a five-year performance period, only allows ACOs entering the program to be in a one-sided risk contract for two or three years depending on their revenue.
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Healthcare Informatics | December 22, 2018
As Healthcare Informatics Associate Editor Heather Landi reported on Dec. 21, that morning, "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday morning published a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the Medicare Shared Savings (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, with the goal to push Medicare ACOs more quickly into two-sided risk models."...
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Thank You & Happy Holidays
As the year comes to a close, I would like to extend a heartfelt 'thank you' to you, our readers. It has been an absolute pleasure keeping you informed on the ACO world, and your feedback has been invaluable to our team. We are excited about the year ahead to come and have plans to offer you even more in 2019. So stay tuned! Until then, we hope you have a restful and refreshing holiday and a great start to the new year.
-Garrett Schmitt
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RevCycle Intelligence | December 27, 2018
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) assuming the highest levels of financial risk in Medicare saved $164 million during their second performance year, CMS recently reported. Medicare ACOs bring together groups of physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers and suppliers to voluntarily deliver higher-quality care at lower costs to Medicare fee-for-service patients..
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