ACOs entering MSSP with higher spending were consistently more likely to earn bonuses—a gap that persisted after a 2017 ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 15, industry experts discussed the best ideas for shared savings agreements. Scott Saran, MD, MM, vice president and CMO of ...

The troubling 2014 Accountable Care Organization (ACO) performance results are in. Most ACOs were able to fulfill quality reporting requirements, however, only a few reduced costs enough to qualify ...

Shared savings programs are useful for nudging providers’ behavior toward value, but they aren’t a true payment model that can sustain a health system, according to one executive. “Shared savings ...

Accountable care organizations in Medicare's Shared Savings program will now be held to regional spending benchmarks and not national ones, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Monday, ...

All but two of 39 accountable care organizations reporting outcomes in the Next Generation ACO model earned shared savings rather than owed money, a figure the National Association of ACOs touts as a ...

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.4 billion last year, according to new federal data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released (PDF) the latest results from the Medicare ...

A sign says "Americans on Medicaid." The Big Beautiful Bill will cut Medicaid, including TennCare, Tennessee's version of Medicaid. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) Tennessee’s ...

CMS just released 2016 data on the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the information proves that patience pays off, savings don't have to happen at the expense of quality, and that physician-led ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...