As the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on global economic data, risk-bearing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are worried the pandemic could threaten a decade-long shift to value-based payment models. Many facilities are struggling to stay in business as a fast-approaching May 31 deadline to give notice to the Administration in...National News
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Pathways to Success program as of July 1 were concerned about complying with federal guidelines mandating each Medicare beneficiary receive a notice that their PCP participates in the ACO prior to their first primary care visit.
The...National News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 518 ACOs are approved to participate in the newly branded Medicare MSSP, Pathways to Success program July 1; just 40 are new to the program, less than the more than 100 new ACOs the program averaged in its first seven years.
The MSSP is the largest value-based...National News
In a new proposed rule, the Medicare Shared Savings Program redesigns the participation options for the majority of accountable care organizations (ACOs) to encourage a speedier transition to risk bearing tracks, currently Track 1 participants bear no risk and may remain on the track for six years.
The Trump Administration has...
