Contributor: CMS Can Seize Opportunities to Fix the Rural Glitch, Risk Adjustment Caps in MSSP

October 10, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCMS, Medicare, Medicare Shared Savings Program, MSSP, risk adjustment, rural glitch, rural health

In August, Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and other leaders from CMS shared their priorities for the next 10 years. In particular, they called out the importance of reducing inequities in health care, striving to get all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care relationships, and designing financial incentives that will encourage participation in new payment and…

Medicare ACOs Facing Multiple Changes and Challenges

July 6, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, Alternative Payment Model Performance Pathway, APMs, CMS, data collection, EHRs, Medicare, Medicare ACOs, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MedPAC, MSSP, Nextgen, rural glitch

Doctors in accountable care organizations (ACOs), and those thinking of starting or joining one, have had their hands full keeping up with changes in the way Medicare is administering them. ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals, and/or other healthcare providers that work together with a goal of providing better care at lower cost. As part…

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