MedPage Today January 24, 2019
Shannon Firth

-National group worries that penalties are coming too fast

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) expressed concern over new Trump administration regulations that reduced the amount of time they can remain in upside-only models.

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule that forces ACOs onto a two-sided risk track after a maximum of 2 or 3 years instead of 6 years.

Roughly 12% of doctor-led ACOs and about 22% of health centers in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) will have to move onto a two-sided risk track more quickly than in previous years as a result of the new CMS rule, according to a new report from the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS).

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Regulations
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