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Experts Discuss Driving Health Equity, Increasing CMS, ACO Alignment

April 29, 2022Gianna MelilloAJMCMedicare, MA, MSSP, & Medicare ACOs,Associations

In the opening session of this year’s National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) Spring Conference, NAACOS president and CEO Clif Gaus, ScD, moderated a discussion with Rob Fields, MD, MHA, chief population health officer at Mount Sinai Health System, and Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, deputy administrator and director, Center for Medicare,, CMS.

Throughout the session, both panelists and audience members stressed the importance of the incorporation of health equity into ACOs, while Seshamani offered insights on how the Biden administration plans to improve alignment between Medicare, models, and the organizations.

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), and despite the fact that “the transition to [value-based care] remains very strong,” more work needs to be done to meet the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s goal of having every Medicare beneficiary enrolled in an ACO by 2030, Gaus said.

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