Policy & Medicine November 30, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saved Medicare $2.1 billion in 2023 – the largest annual savings in program history and the seventh consecutive year of savings generated by the program. CMS also noted that MSSP ACOs are “providing higher-quality care and supporting policies CMS has adopted to enhance primary care, expand access to accountable care to underserved communities, and prioritize quality care for common chronic conditions.”
CMS also found that from performance year (PY) 2022 to PY 2023, ACOs’ performance improved on quality measures that they are required to report to share in savings, including statistically significant improvement on quality measures related to diabetes...
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