Healthcare DIVE January 18, 2023
Dive Brief:
- Three of the government’s main accountable care programs will cover more than 13.2 million people enrolled in Medicare this year, the CMS announced on Tuesday, as it works to expand the number of beneficiaries in the value-based arrangements.
- More than 704,000 physicians and other organizations will participate in one of the agency’s value-based initiatives — the Medicare Shared Savings Program along with two CMS innovation center accountable care models, ACO REACH and Kidney Care Choices. More than 1,450 hospitals are in ACOs.
- ACOs and value-based care advocates cheered the news, with the National Association of ACOs calling 2023 a “turning point” for ACO growth.
Dive Insight:
The CMS is making progress on its goal to have...