Amy Perry will become Banner Health's president and CEO; she joined Arizona's largest health system and largest employer in November 2021 after serving as the executive vice president and CEO of the Morristown, New Jersey-based, Atlantic Health System’s hospital division.
Fine assumed the role of president and CEO of Banner Health...
With nearly 50 organizations claiming ACO status in Arizona, the market for value-based payment arrangements is accelerating, Medicare is saving and ACO profits are growing within the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model.
In 2022...
For the first time ever, all ACOs operating in Arizona earned shared savings as participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in 2022.
Nationally, the MSSP saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for the year. This marks the sixth consecutive year the program has generated overall savings and...Arizona News
The majority of Accountable Care Organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program in Arizona brought home shared savings in 2021. The biggest local earner: Banner Health Network ($26M). Other local ACOs that earned shared savings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services include North Central Arizona...
More than a dozen pages cover what you need to know about Advanced Payment Models (APMs) including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) and Value-based Networks (VBNs) competing for Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) and beneficiaries in Arizona. Taking risk for the quality and cost of care is making...
The insurer says employers can save up to 15% on premiums compared to a traditional PPO, while providing access to care from more than 5,000 physicians and 15 medical centers in the Banner Health Network. Plan members receive primary care and urgent care visits for a $0 copay, 24/7 telehealth visits and care coordination driven by their...Arizona News
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) served 12.1 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and saved the nation's biggest payer about $1.9 billion in 2020, the fourth year of net savings. In Arizona, 11 ACOs participated in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) taking on a mix of one-sided and two-sided risk, but only six...Arizona Comings & Goings
James Lucas was promoted to lead actuary at Banner Health Network. He was formerly Banner’s senior director healthcare actuary and previously was an associate actuary with Milliman....Arizona News
Nine of the 10 ACOs serving about 228,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona earned nearly $40M in shared savings in 2019; Innovation Care Partners took home a lot of it, earning $14.5 million.
After missing savings targets in 2018, Arizona Connected Care and North Central Arizona Accountable Care appear as winners on the 2019...Arizona News
Dexur, a data-driven hospital & healthcare news and research service, analyzed Medicare claims of hospitals in Phoenix for hip and knee replacement, and reported that Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital and The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for the popular...
A members-only resource including nearly 20 pages of data and insight into Arizona's current ACO and value-based network market activity.
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Get a quick look at the winners and losers in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in performance year 2017.
The big winner again is Scottsdale Health Partners, which managed 25,000 members, saved $46.2 million and earned $19.5 million.
Newcomer Abacus, which manages 28,000 members in Southern Arizona, saved $7.9 million...Arizona News
Banner Health and Lyft announced a partnership Thursday, offering patients a transportation solution to and from medical appointments in the near future, available in most Arizona Banner hospitals.
A press release from Banner Health confirmed the service will also be provided at: "urgent care sites and many of its centers, clinics...Arizona Comings & Goings
Scott Nordlund is now the chief strategy and growth officer for Banner Health and a member of its senior leadership team. He was formerly executive VP of Partnership, Growth and Innovation for Select Medical Corp., a national network of specialty hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics and occupational health centers.
On...Arizona News
The idea is to offer health plans in Maricopa County that promise to save employers money on health insurance premiums.
This is the first time the two organizations not only jointly govern the health plans they are launching, but also will share in the risks of the plans' financial success, said Dr. David Hanekom, CEO of Arizona Care...Arizona News
The Next Generation model broke into the competition last year and the Pioneer ACO model sunsets; see Arizona's 2016 winners and losers in these two categories.
According to reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the majority (11) of its Next Generation accountable care organizations (ACOs) generated...Arizona News
After recent changes in both organization's executive teams, we reached out to Banner Health and Banner Health Network for their most recent leadership organizational charts to help make it easy for readers to connect with Arizona's largest health...
