Fierce Healthcare November 2, 2022
In the final Medicare accountable care organization rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized adjustments to ACO benchmarks to promote long-term participation. The CMS said the changes would save Medicare more than $15 billion and result in $650 million in higher shared savings payments to ACOs. (Getty Images)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving forward with a major overhaul of the Medicare accountable care organization program to boost enrollment and address health equity gaps.
As outlined in the final rule issued Tuesday, CMS will offer advance shared savings payments to low-revenue ACOs and allow longer periods of time for ACOs to become accustomed to accountable care before being liable for...
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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based