APG Leaders Tout Primary Care Focus’s Role in MSSP Savings, Quality Gains
Healthcare Innovation October 30, 2024
Following CMS’s latest MSSP update, APG leaders boast about primary care’s role in savings
In the wake of an important update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), one of the nation’s leading associations representing physician groups involved in value-based contracting has released a press release focusing on the strong contribution of medical groups focused on primary care, to that program’s savings process.
On Oct. 29, senior CMS officials announced record net savings for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for calendar year 2023: a total of more than $2.1 billion in net savings, along with $3.1 billion in performance payments to accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the program. The...