Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
We commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for creating the Track 1+ accountable care organization (ACO) model.
The AHA and nine other organizations representing physicians, hospitals, medical group practices, academic medical centers and nearly all existing accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program today submitted joint comments and recommendations for developing a new Medicare…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will partner with up to six states to test a new accountable care organization model for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. CMS is accepting letters of intent from states that wish to work with the agency to design certain state-…
AHA, other health organizations submitted the following comments and recommendations for developing a new Medicare ACO model, Track 1 Plus (1+).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model, which will offer Vermont providers the opportunity to participate in a Medicare ACO initiative tailored to the state.
Twelve health care organizations across the state have partnered to form the Community Care Partnership of Maine - an Accountable Care Organization (CCPM ACO). Case Study
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations qualified for more than $466 million in shared savings in 2015 by meeting quality standards and their savings threshold, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday. Eight Pioneer ACOs generated more than $37 million in shared…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 7 released the physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2017. In addition to standard updates to the PFS payment rates and policies, the rule also includes proposed changes related to Medicare Advantage (MA) and…