Medicare saved record $2.4B from largest accountable care program last year

Healthcare DIVE September 3, 2025
Rebecca Pifer

ACOs are also improving in quality, according to the CMS data. Still, the Medicare Shared Savings Program has struggled with waning provider buy-in.

Dive Brief:

Medicare’s largest shared savings program is boasting the highest savings for accountable care organizations and the government since it began more than one decade ago.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program generated a record $6.5 billion in savings last year, with $2.4 billion of that flowing to the government and ACOs retaining $4.1 billion in performance awards.
The CMS also found that ACOs, groups of providers that band together to manage care for a patient population, are improving in quality, with health markers including those for blood pressure, depression and diabetes improving compared to 2023.

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