Medical Economics May 29, 2025
Todd Shryock, Chris Mazzolini

Key Takeaways

  • ACOs are challenging CMS’s ACPT model due to inaccuracies in cost growth projections, impacting financial benchmarks and earnings.
  • The ACPT’s miscalculation could discourage participation in value-based care, affecting 109 ACOs and 2,461 practices.
  • ACOs request the removal of ACPT from reimbursement calculations, citing its inaccuracies and impact on shared savings.
  • CMS has not committed to a solution, raising concerns about the integrity of the Shared Savings Program and future participation.

Aledade and ACOs press CMS to fix benchmarking error that could slash shared savings

Aledade and other accountable care organizations are pressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct what they say is a major misstep in a financial benchmark model that could significantly...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based
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