Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a project to share claims data with accountable care organizations in bulk format, Administrator Seema Verma yesterday told participants at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide additional time for accountable care organizations to apply to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning in July.
Letter to the CMS expresses concern with the application deadline of February 19, 2019 for Accountable Care Organizations applying to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning in July 2019.
Hospital-affiliated accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program achieved $174 million in net savings to Medicare in 2017.
Hospitals and health systems invest significant time and resources into the provision of accountable care – and it shows. 
Hospitals and health systems invest significant time and resources into the provision of accountable care – and it shows.
Twelve organizations, including the AHA, Friday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the Feb. 19 deadline for accountable care organizations applying to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning July 1.
AHA, other health organizations express concerns with the application deadline of February 19, 2019 for Accountable Care Organizations applying to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning July 1, 2019.
On Dec. 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings program (MSSP). The rule, called “Pathways to Success,” finalizes changes to the MSSP, including to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other…
On January 11, the AHA held a webinar for members on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' December. 21, final rule that includes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations and other aspects of participation in…