Healthcare Finance News January 10, 2020
Susan Morse

The numbers for MSSP participation starting this month are an important measure of ACO willingness to take downside risk.

January 1 marked the second start date for Accountable Care Organizations participating in newly redesigned model of the Medicare Shared Savings Program requiring them to take financial risk.

For the January 1, 2020 start date, CMS approved 53 applications for new ACOs and 100 applications for renewing ACOs, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, in a blog posted on Health Affairs.

“I’m especially proud to report that the number of ACOs taking on risk for cost increases has grown significantly — from 93 ACOs at the start of 2019 to 192 at the start of 2020,”...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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