HFMA January 13, 2020
Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor

  • The number of Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs remained little changed from last year.
  • The share of ACOs facing no downside risk plunged from 91% in 2017 to 26% in 2020.
  • Next Generation ACOs went from saving money for Medicare in their first year to amounting to a net loss in the second year.

The total number of Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) operating in 2020 changed little from the previous year, but significantly more are taking on financial risk.

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) — the main Medicare ACO program — has 517 ACOs operating in 2020, which is one fewer than last year, according to Medicare data. The number also is down from a...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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