Download Slides Final Rule was released on October 31st! Are you dreading hundreds of pages of regulatory statute only to find that a few small sections of what was finalized actually relate to your ACO and/or practice? Let Patient360 clear the noise for you during this informative webinar session during which we will cover…
Download Slides Proposed Rule was recently released! Are you dreading thousands of pages of regulatory statute only to find that a few small sections relate to your ACO and/or practice? Let Patient360 clear the noise for you during an informative webinar session on Tuesday August 5th at 1:00 ET. We will cover the major…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) continues to save Medicare money while supporting high-quality care. The Shared Savings Program yielded more than $2.1 billion in net savings in 2023 — the largest savings in the Shared Savings Program’s history. In addition, Shared…
A headline you’ve likely read in the last two months sounds something like this: “In its 10th performance year, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saved Medicare $1.8 billion after accounting for shared savings and losses.” It probably goes on to talk about physician-led accountable care organizations (ACOs) trumping non-physician-led ACOs, and low-revenue ACOs trumping high-revenue ACOs—trends…
As 2023 dawns, strategic conversations in health care are shifting away from the pandemic’s “crisis mode” to refocus on addressing long-term needs and opportunities to improve patient outcomes. Patient engagement is an area that is consistently discussed as ripe for evolution. In an ideal world, every health care provider would be focused on patient engagement…
The Biden administration rolled out three new payment models intended to lower drug costs, including new Medicare coverage options for drugs cleared under accelerated approval. The release of the three models on Tuesday is in response to an executive order President Biden delivered last year calling for the federal government to search for ways to…
To advance its goal of having 100% of people in traditional Medicare in an accountable care relationship in seven years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced three initiatives in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the ACO REACH and Kidney Care Choices models. More than 700,000 healthcare providers and organizations will participate…
The proposed changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar year (CY) 2023 may offer incentives for provider groups to consider alternative payment models. Still, the policies will likely require more apparent benefits to significantly impact the shift to value-based care. The CY 2023 PFS proposed rule included changes to the Medicare Shared…
The CMS is proposing an overhaul of the Medicare accountable care organization program in an effort to improve equity. The plan, which includes efforts to get more providers into ACOs and particularly ramp up rural participation, was applauded by ACO groups. The changes for ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program would give some organizations more…
April marked the 10-year anniversary of the start of the agreement period for the first Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) – an ambitious program to reward health care providers for improving health care for people with Medicare. The program now includes 483 ACOs with over 525,000 participating…