Healthcare DIVE February 23, 2017
Dive Brief:
- Healthcare consulting firm Avalere Health expects that “providers will feel increasingly comfortable with assuming financial risk in exchange for larger incentives” as more than 9 million Medicare beneficiaries will be covered by a total of 480 accountable care organizations (ACOs), including 99 new participants, in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
- The number of ACOs participating in the Next Generation ACO Model launched by the CMS Innovation Center more than doubled from 17 last year to 45 this year.
- Of the 525 total ACOs serving Medicare beneficiaries, 87 are in risk-sharing arrangements that will result in financial losses if they fail to meet certain cost benchmarks.
Dive Insight:
Expansion of MSSP and growth in the number...
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