Accountable Care Organization stakeholders are applauding the capitation payments in the new ACO Primary Care Flex Model but lament that it leaves out high-revenue ACOs. The Centers for Medicare and ...

The success story reinforces the need for more downside risk, the CMS administrator argues. The first cohort of accountable care organizations in the Next Generation model reduced Medicare spending by ...

The longer duration, along with improved benchmarks and risk adjustment, is expected to attract a broader range of ACOs.

CMS announced the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model, which takes on greater performance risk but could potentially reap greater rewards. Building on the experience gained in the ...

During this segment, Michael Kolodziej, MD, and Ted Okon, MBA, discuss how programs such as CMS’ Next Generation ACO model and the Community Oncology Alliance’s (COA’s) Oncology Medical Home model are ...

Two years after launching a Pioneer accountable care organization to serve Medicare patients, Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has exceeded expectations in some areas. But in others, the organization ...

The first of its kind in the nation, the all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model allows Vermont the opportunity to create a transformative payment model that moves all payers (Medicare, ...

"In previous work we found that the ACO model can reduce total Medicare spending while improving quality in some key areas, or at least without causing quality to deteriorate," says study senior ...

Starting in January 2023, health care payment policy will take an important step toward health equity. Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new accountable care ...

The Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model will phase out December 31, 2022. One model will be in and another two out as CMS and the Biden-Harris Administration seek to shape a health-equity ...