Healthcare Innovation October 21, 2021
The leaders of NAACOS praised Next Generation ACOs after CMS released data on Oct. 21 showing that Next Gen ACOs had collectively saved Medicare $637 million last year, according to 2020 performance data
The leaders of NAACOS, the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of ACOs, on Thursday, Oct. 21 praised the performance of their member accountable care organizations participating in the Next Generation (Next Gen) ACO Model, under the Medicare program.
After the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made the Next Gen ACO program data available, NAACOS released a press release that began thus: “Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Next Generation (Next Gen) ACO Model, Medicare’s most advanced, greatest risk-taking ACO program collectively saved Medicare $637 million last...