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Accountable care organizations (ACOs) expressed concern over new Trump administration regulations that reduced the amount of time they can remain in upside-only models.
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule that forces ACOs onto a two-sided risk track after a maximum of 2 or 3 years instead of 6 years.
Roughly 12% of doctor-led ACOs and about 22% of health centers in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) will have to move onto a two-sided risk track more quickly than in previous years as a result of the new CMS rule, according to a new report from the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS).
The new MSSP design has two tracks: “basic” and “enhanced.” These replace the former MSSP track categories (tracks 1-3 and track 1-plus).