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...
On February 24, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) gave a long-awaited announcement regarding the future of the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model (GPDC). The existing model will phase out by December 31, 2022 and will be redesigned to create the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and...National News
This week, skilled nursing facilities are finding new pathways to value-based care and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is under review for incentives. While ACOs have been struggling, the American Medical Group Association recommended several ways to improve them in a letter to the Centers for Medicare &...National News
The Biden administration has spent the first five months in office reviewing value-based care reimbursement programs authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and hospice providers, both integral parts of the Medicare program, still await instruction or expansion of...
Across 21 pages you'll find everything you need to know about the value-based payment arrangements thriving in Arizona healthcare; the latest reporting on ACO MSSP 2019 performance results and the Next Generation program along with important fast facts on APMs and value-based networks working with local AHCCCS, Medicare Advantage and...
The Apricus Health Network, an Arizona-based Direct Contracting Entity (DCE), is busy signing up providers and offering patients continuous care augmented by health monitoring technology and telemedicine.
Direct Contracting is a set of new payment models that are designed to allow organizations to take on more risk, and to save...
