Accountable care organizations (ACOs) taking on the greatest financial risk in Medicare through the Next Generation ACO Model saved the public payer over $558 million in 2019, according to partial data from CMS. CMS released the data yesterday on 37 of the 41 Next Generation ACOs participating in 2019...READ MORE
Last Wednesday, the venerable New England Journal of Medicine published "CMS Innovation Center at 10 Years - Progress and Lessons Learned" authored by Brad Smith, the Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. After 10 years and $20 billion, he concluded that "value-based care will achieve its promise only if the federal government and stakeholders take more aggressive action to prioritize models that can truly achieve savings and improve quality." ...READ MORE
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In a letter to state health officials on January 7 (SHO# 21-001), CMS encouraged state Medicaid and CHIP programs to address and support social determinants of health (SDOH) in their programs. This represents an important breakthrough for addressing health disparities which more often affect persons of color and in poverty...READ MORE
The number of accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program this year shrank to 477, down from 561 in 2018, new data shows. The National Association of ACOs blamed several Trump administration policies for the decline and pressed for the Biden administration to boost participation...READ MORE
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