Hospice News November 11, 2024
Holly Vossel

Palliative care providers that form collaborative partnerships with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may be lending to a landmark downward trend in health care spending in the value-based payment landscape.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) yielded more than $2.1 billion net savings in 2023 — the largest amount in the program’s inception more than a decade ago, according to the agency.

ACOs participating in MSSP earned an estimated $3.1 billion in shared savings payments during the program’s 2022 to 2023 performance year, the highest dollar amount thus far, CMS reported.

“We continue to be encouraged and inspired by seven consecutive years of savings and high-quality care, with 2023...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), Payment Models, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Value Based
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