Healthcare Innovation May 6, 2019
Mark Hagland

A study published in the May issue of Health Affairs points to systemic weaknesses in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and its authors suggest that CMS officials reconsider their aggressive push into risk

What is the true significance of departures by accountable care organizations (ACOs) from the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), the largest federal ACO program, which has been managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), since the ACO provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were implemented nine years ago? And what factors are making it difficult for ACOs to stay in the program? A team of healthcare policy researchers has looked into that important question, and has shared the results of their study in...

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