shared savings

A multi-organization response to CMS' proposed Physician Fee Schedule seeks to build off strong program savings but flat participation growth.

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are delivering high-quality care while spending less to earn performance payments.

Stakeholders push CMS to make the program permanent.

The savings represents a $940 million increase over the $1.7 billion saved in 2018.

Lawmakers say at-risk ACOs are being held responsible "for the enormous costs that we expect to result from the COVID-19...

MedPAC asks CMS not to use 2020 data to calculate baseline year spending for future benchmarks.

Almost 80% of Medicare risk-bearing ACOs said they were "very concerned" about their financial performance this year.

Of the 548 ACOs that cared for 10.1 million beneficiaries, 66% saved money and 37% saved enough money to earn...

The report comes amid projections that Medicare spending will exceed $1.5 trillion by 2028, which is more than double the...

ACOs in which 40% to 45% of the patient visits were provided by a specialist had $1,129 lower annual spending...

Stakeholders say the existing February 19 application deadline for the Medicare Shared Savings Program 'will be challenging, if not impossible'...

The organizations pushed for two edits, in particular, in a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma.