Press Releases & Letters 2020
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December
Congress Fixes Alternative Payment Model Incentives in Year-End Bill
Hundreds of ACOs and Other Provider Organizations Ask Congress to Save Value-Based Payment Incentives
NAACOS Statement on CMS Final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
November
Leading Health Groups Urge Congress to Maintain Value-based Care Incentives Beyond COVID-19
Health Affairs Publishes Blog Outlining the Superiority of Accountable Care Models
NAACOS Statement on President-Elect Biden’s Healthcare Agenda
October
NAACOS Welcomes the First Direct Contracting Entities
NAACOS Presents the Inaugural Champion of Value in Health Care Award
September
Ten Groups Ask CMS to Not Finalize Proposed ACO Quality Changes
NAACOS Survey Shows Potential Halt to Value-based Payment Incentives
August
Accountable Care Organizations Saved Medicare $2.6 Billion in 2019
Legislation to Spur ACOs and APMs Estimated to Save Medicare $270 Million
NAACOS Welcomes Today’s Rural Health Announcement from CMS
NAACOS Statement on CMS’s Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
July
Leading Health Groups Praise Introduction of Value in Health Care Act
June
NAACOS Supportive of Extension of the Next Generation ACO Model
May
Nine Leading Organizations Ask CMS for More Participation Options for ACOs
NAACOS Wants Expanded Eligibility for Telehealth Support
April
NAACOS Welcomes CMS’s Interim Final Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic
NAACOS Statement on MedPAC’s Position on ACOs During COVID-19
More than Half of Participants Likely to Leave Cost-Saving Medicare Program
March
NAACOS Estimates Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Spending
Leading Provider Organizations Seek Relief Through COVID-19 Response
NAACOS Applauds New Medicare Requirement on Hospitalization Alerts
NAACOS Calls on CMS to Address MACRA Implementation Issues
NAACOS Supports Reintroduced Bill to Modernize Substance Use Disorder Treatment Privacy Law
February
NAACOS Urges Changes to New Payment Model and Seeks More Information
NAACOS Announces 2020 Committee Members
January
NAACOS Announces 2020 Board of Directors
CMS Announces 2020 Medicare ACO Class and Next Generation ACO Savings