Posts Tagged ‘ACO’
CMS: Medicare ACOs find success in savings, improved quality
The recent news that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) generated net savings of $411 million in 2014 and improved in most quality measures is being hailed as a success by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). These ACOs, which were established under the Affordable Care Act, are the center of the nation’s healthcare reform…
Read MoreCMS releases final rule for Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) earlier this month released its much- anticipated Final Rule updating the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The whole concept behind the program, created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is to encourage participation among providers through the use of accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs are groups of providers that…
Read MoreCMS announces next generation of ACO model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this week launched a new Accountable Care Organization model that the agency says will “reward value over volume in care delivery.†The Next Generation ACO Model, as it has been named, is an initiative from CMS’ Innovation Center. ACOs are groups of providers that contract with the Medicare program…
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