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ACO sign-ups for 2024 are underway. Policy changes have helped, but more work is needed, experts say

ACO sign-ups for 2024 are underway. Policy changes have helped, but more work is needed, experts say

June 8, 2023Paige MinemyerFierce HealthcareACO Development & CMS Application

Phase 1 enrollment in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for 2024 is currently underway, and recent reforms hold promise in attracting new providers into accountable care.

However, experts say there’s still work for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to do. Aisha Pittman, the senior vice president of government affairs at the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), told Fierce Healthcare the group tends to think about evolving the program in two buckets: what needs to be done to draw in new participants and what is necessary to keep existing ACOs in the program.

For example, a new requirement around reporting clinical quality data could pose a challenge to providers in the program, she said.

“There are a lot of challenges with interoperability that have made this difficult,” Pittman said.

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