Some believe that an ACO’s leadership structure predicts its success. They point to differing savings results for physician-led versus hospital-led ACO shared savings models (MSSPs) to make their case. In particular, they make the argument that future Value-Based Care (VBC) policies should benefit the growth of successful physician-led ACOs, protecting them from policies that force…
Hospital-affiliated accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program achieved $174 million in net savings to Medicare in 2017, according to an AHA infographic released today. Among other achievements, the 297 hospital-affiliated ACOs in the program spent about $690 million less than their 2017 benchmarks and achieved a quality score of 92.3 percent. Depending on…
Physician-led ACOs saved Medicare $256.4 million in 2015, but hospital-led ACOs actually cost the program money that same year, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study, led by researchers from the Department of Health Care Policy at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, analyzed Medicare claims from 2009 through 2015….