HealthLeaders Media September 6, 2022
A multi-organization response to CMS’ proposed Physician Fee Schedule seeks to build off strong program savings but flat participation growth.
The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) is calling for the strongest possible accountable care design as the program posts significant annual savings and quality.
In a comment letter to CMS’ proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, the association and 10 other provider groups called out the following rule components—expressing support for some and changes to others.
As summarized in the NAACO press release: “The regulation, if finalized, would bring several positive changes to [MSSP] … including giving ACOs more time before advancing to the highest levels of risk, providing fairer, more accurate financial benchmarks, making positive changes to quality scoring...