When It Comes to The Big Debate on ACOs, What Is “Big Enough” Savings?

December 12, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsClif Gaus, Earned Shared Savings, Seema Verma

Intense debates on every subject are constantly swirling in the healthcare policy sphere; that has always been the case. But one debate that is both impactful and being closely watched is the intensifying argument between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, particularly CMS Administrator Seema Verma, and some leader organizations in the accountable care…

More MSSP ACOs Saved Money, Earned Shared Savings in 2017

August 30, 2018Garrett SchmittNo Comments2017, Earned Shared Savings, MSSP

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated about $314 million in net Medicare savings in 2017, according to new MSSP performance data from CMS. In 2017, 472 ACOs in the largest Medicare ACO program treated approximately 9 million Medicare beneficiaries, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) reported in a new…

Recent Posts

  • HIMSS26: Embedding clinical intelligence for a successful Medicare Shared Savings Program
  • Value-based care practices shift the ‘center of gravity’ of healthcare to prevention and early recognition of disease, says Jaewon Ryu, M.D., J.D., CEO of Risant Health
  • Will The New CMS ACO Model LEAD To Better Care For High-Need Medicare Beneficiaries?
  • Value-Based Care Emerges as a Strategic Anchor in an Uncertain Regulatory Climate
  • Around the nation: Optum launches new AI tool for value-based care
 
  • Main Lobby
  • Exhibit Hall
  • Events
  • Exhibit With Us
  • Board Room
  • Library
  • Contact Us