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AHA infographic highlights hospital-affiliated Medicare ACO savings
Hospital-affiliated accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program achieved $174 million in net savings to Medicare in 2017.
Lawmakers urge CMS to extend February deadline for Medicare ACOs
A bipartisan group of lawmakers yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide additional time for accountable care organizations to apply to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning in July.
CMS releases final rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a rule finalizing changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations and other aspects of participation in the MSSP.
CMS announces Next Generation ACO benefit enhancement
Beginning in January, Medicare will pay for certain care management home visits under the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.
Senate Hearing Examines How to Reduce Health Care Costs
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the second in a series of hearings on how to reduce health care costs, which focused on preventing unnecessary spending and improving value.
CMS Proposes to Redesign Medicare Shared Savings Program Options
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a proposed rule that would redesign the Medicare Shared Savings Program’s participation options by offering eligible accountable care organizations two tracks, which they would agree to participate in for at least five years.
CMS releases performance report for Next Generation ACO Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 27 released an evaluation report for the first performance year of the agency’s Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.
Report: ACOs saved $314M in 2017
Accountable care organizations saved Medicare about $314 million in 2017.
MedPAC, MACPAC Issue June Reports to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today issued its June report to Congress, which includes the panel’s recent recommendation to reduce emergency department evaluation and management services payment rates by 30% for off-campus stand-alone EDs located within six miles of an on-campus hospital ED.
CMS to share claims data with ACOs in bulk format
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a project to share claims data with accountable care organizations in bulk format, Administrator Seema Verma yesterday told participants at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference.