The year-end spending bill is headed to the finish line
December 22
POLITICO
Healthcare Associations Express Praise, Alarm, Over Various Elements of Federal Omnibus Bill
December 21
Healthcare Innovation
Congress to Halve Medicare Payment Cuts Via Year-End Spending Package
December 20
RevCycle Intelligence
Congressional budget will cut Medicare reimbursement for physicians
December 20
Medical Economics
New push for value-based care bonus extension
December 15
Axios
Bipartisan Bill Calls for Extended Value-Based Payment Incentives
December 15
RevCycle Intelligence
Last-minute Senate bill seeks to extend value-based care doc bonus for another 2 years
December 14
Fierce Healthcare
Bill introduced to avoid 5% cuts to APM incentives for value-based care
December 14
Medical Economics
4 Benefits of Hospice Contracts in ACO REACH
November 15
Hospice News
Bipartisan support in Congress for extending 5% APM incentives
November 15
American Medical Association
Medicare Doctor Payment Cuts Spur Calls to Congress for Relief
November 10
Bloomberg
New alliance seeks to save value-based care bonus set to expire in 2023
November 7
Fierce Healthcare
Bipartisan Letter Requests Extended Value-Based Payment Incentives
November 4
RevCycle Intelligence
Lawmakers urge extension of incentives for joining APMs
November 3
Medical Economics
Healthcare Orgs Urge Congress to Improve Value-Based Care Participation
November 3
RevCycle Intelligence
How Medicare is Changing in 2023
Politico Pulse
November 2
CMS finalizes major reforms to Medicare Shared Savings Program, 4.5% doc pay cut in 2023
November 2
Fierce Healthcare
Medicare’s 2023 fee schedule: cuts in reimbursement, expanded payments for behavioral health
November 2
Medical Economics
CMS to ease Medicare ACOs into risk models in a bid to boost participation
November 2
Healthcare Dive
Doc Groups Unhappy With 4.5% Cut in the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule
November 2
MedPage Today
Physician groups denounce the 4.5% payment cut in the final rule
November 2
Healthcare Finance
AMA: CMS’ 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Would Create ‘Financial Instability
November 2
MedCity News
Medicare Fee Schedule Expands Access to Some Services but Cuts Physician Reimbursement 4.5%
November 2
AJMC
Physician Payments Take a Big Cut for 2023, Expect a Reduced Access to Care They Say
November 2
HealthLeaders Media
CMS Officials’ Smart, Principled Calculations Around the MSSP Are Paying Off
Healthcare Innovation
November 2
An overhaul for Medicare’s pay transformation program
November 2
Axios
CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program
November 1
Modern Healthcare
ACOs Call on ONC, EHR Vendors for CMS eCQM Reporting Support
October 24
EHR Intelligence
NAACOS Calls on CMS to Adjust Digital Quality Measurement Requirements
October 19
RevCycle Intelligence
NAACOS: CMS Must Work with ACOs to Pilot EHR-Derived Quality Data Reporting
October 14
Healthcare Innovation
Customizing Hospice, Palliative Care Payment Contracts in ACO REACH
October 12
Hospice News
NAACOS, AMA Ask Congress to Extend Advanced APM Incentive Payments
October 3
RevCycle Intelligence
Providers make a full-court press to convince lawmakers to save value-based care bonus
September 29
Fierce Healthcare
Doc Groups Ask Congress to Extend Payment Bonus for Alternative Payment Models
September 29
MedPage Today
More than 800 healthcare organizations lobby to keep value-based payment incentives
September 28
Medical Economics
Healthcare Associations and ACOs Plead with Congress to Extend APM Incentives
September 28
Healthcare Innovation
Hospices Can Adapt Health System, ACO Strategies on Community Partnerships
September 22
Hospice News
ACOs: Loss of quality bonus could disrupt value-based care model, physician recruitment
September 13
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
Hospices See Potential in Value-Based Contracts, but Referrals Not Guaranteed
September 13
Hospice News
ACOs Fight Looming Cuts, Privatization Rhetoric
September 12
MedPage Today
ACO Leader Keeps Focus on Interpersonal Relationships
September 12
Healthcare Innovation
Provider groups ask CMS to ditch ACO revenue distinctions
September 12
Modern Healthcare
The latest post-Roe realities
September 9
POLITICO Pulse
Hospices Likely to Keep Moving Towards Value-Based Care
September 9
Hospice News
ACOs fret over losing dependable MACRA bonus after this year
September 8
Fierce Health
At NAACOS Meeting, Gaus, Brooks-LaSure Discuss Equity, Payments, Messaging
September 8
AJMC
Healthcare Orgs Request Medicare Shared Savings Program Updates in PFS
September 8
RevCycle Intelligence
CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure: Health Care Quality Cannot Exist Without Equity
September 8
Hospice News
Providers press CMS to pull back 4.5% doc pay cut, call for tweaks to ACO reforms
September 7
Fierce Health
Providers Push for ACO Program Enhancements Following Strong 2021 MSSP Results
September 6
Health Leaders Media
AMA and others make MSSP requests ahead of the final rule
September 2
Healthcare Finance
Leading National Healthcare Groups Call for CMS to Expand ACO Boundaries
September 1
Healthcare Innovation
ACOs generate substantial savings 5 years in a row
September 1
Daily Briefing
Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.6 billion in 2021, says CMS
August 31
Healthcare Finance
CMS: ACOs saved Medicare $1.6B overall in 2021 as big changes on the horizon
August 30
Fierce Healthcare
CMS releases Shared Savings Program results for 2021
August 30
Modern Healthcare
Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves More Than $1.6B Through ACOs
August 30
Health Leaders Media
Shared Savings Program ACOs Cut Costs Again, With 58% Earning Payouts
August 30
RevCycle Intelligence
CMS Releases the Latest MSSP Numbers, Touts Savings and Quality
August 30
Healthcare Innovation
Medicare Doctors’ Pay Proposal Could Jump-Start Coordinated Care
July 26
Bloomberg Law
CMS Makes Significant Updates to ACOs But Still Leaves Nursing Homes Largely Out of Conversation
July 20
Skilled Nursing News
Providers Face Cuts in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
July 11
RevCycle Intelligence
Medicare proposal boosts accountable care organizations
July 8
Politico
Medicare Proposes Physician Pay, Policy Changes Through Fee Schedule
July 8
Medscape
CMS proposed payment rule includes major updates for ACOs
July 8
Healthcare Dive
CMS Proposes 4.4% Cut in Physicians’ Medicare Payments
July 8
MedPage Today
CMS proposes major changes to Shared Savings Program
July 7
Modern Healthcare
ACO Update: The Pathways to Success Program
June 17
Managed Healthcare Executive
Changing APM payment strategy could improve provider participation, MedPAC says
June 16
Medical Economics
NAACOS Leaders Praise ACO Reach Model to Managed Care Audience
June 13
Healthcare Innovation
ACOs unsure about health equity adjustment to the REACH model
May 18
Modern Healthcare
For ACOs, the Question Is: To eCQM or Not to eCQM?
May 4, 2022
Healthcare Innovation
Experts Discuss Driving Health Equity, Increasing CMS, ACO Alignment
April 29
AJMC
CMMI’s Liz Fowler calls for a better approach to educating the public, and lawmakers on value-based care
April 29
Fierce Healthcare
‘Very false and misleading’ criticisms over direct contracting stoked model controversy, stakeholders say
April 29
Healthcare Dive
NAACOS Recognizes ACO Members for Quality Improvement
April 28
Healthcare Innovation
NAACOS Launches ACO Digital Quality Measurement Task Force
April 12
EHR Intelligence
NAACOS Convenes Task Force on Digital Quality Measurement
April 12
Healthcare Innovation
ACO Task Force to Gather Recommendations for Better eCQM Reporting
April 11
Health Leaders Media
Rural ACOs Work to Overcome Challenges in Medicare Payment
March 25
MedPage Today
Joe Biden’s Never-Ending Campaign to Build on Obamacare
March 23
POLITICO
NAACOS Launches Coalition for ACO REACH Model Participants
March 3
RevCycle Intelligence
CMS’s overhaul of the Direct Contracting program draws praise from supporters of value-based payment
HFMA
March 3
Revamp of Medicare Pilot Program Seeks to Bolster Doctor Role
February 28
Bloomberg Law
CMS redesigns controversial Medicare direct contracting model
February 28
Healthcare Dive
Rapidly Depleting Medicare Assets Call for Better ACO Participation Incentives, Groups Say
February 28
Health Leaders Media
Providers relieved CMS chose to overhaul the Direct Contracting Model instead of canceling it
February 27
Fierce Healthcare
CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model
February 25
MedPage Today
CMS redesigns Direct Contracting into an ACO model
February 24
Modern Healthcare
CMS Replaces Direct Contracting With New ACO Model
February 24
Skilled Nursing News
Trump-Era Medicare Pilot Program to Get Reboot From Biden HHS
February 24
Bloomberg Law
CMS Announces Changes to Direct Contracting for 2023, Unveils the ‘ACO REACH’ Model
February 24
Home Health Care News
CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, and health equity in 2023
February 24
Fierce Healthcare
CMS Redesigns Direct Contracting Into an Equity-Focused ACO Model
February 24
AJMC
CMMI eliminates the ACO transformation track in the CHART payment model
February 23
Fierce Healthcare
CMS ends ACO track in rural pay transformation model
February 22
Modern Healthcare
Curbs on Insurers, Private Equity Sought for Medicare Pay Plan
February 22
Bloomberg Law
Over 200 healthcare organizations ask HHS to keep direct contracting
February 17
Healthcare Finance
Provider groups scramble to convince lawmakers, and CMMI to continue the Direct Contracting model
February 15
Fierce Healthcare
Healthcare Groups Plead with HHS’ Becerra to Retain Direct Contracting Model
February 15
Healthcare Innovation
Provider groups ignite the push to keep the Direct Contracting model
February 14
Modern Healthcare
Low Medicare ACO participation in 2022 bodes poorly for ambitious Biden goal
February 7
MedCity News
NAACOS, AMA Urge Congress to Boost Value-Based Care, APM Incentives
February 4
RevCycle Intelligence
Healthcare Associations Call on Congress to Spur APM Adoption
February 4
Healthcare Innovation
ACO Groups Disappointed With Results of Medicare’s Shared Savings Program
February 1
MedPage Today
Medicare Shared Savings ACO participation grows slightly for 2022
January 26
Modern Healthcare
CMS, NAACOS Have Entirely Different Takes on the MSSP ACO Program
January 26
Managed Healthcare Executive
More Beneficiaries, But Fewer ACOs for Medicare Shared Savings Program
January 27
RevCycle Intelligence
The number of ACOs increases modestly to 483 for 2022, which advocates say should be a wake-up call
January 26
Fierce Healthcare
Number of Accountable Care Organizations Joining MSSP in 2022 Grew Slightly, CMS Says
January 26
AJMC
Medicare’s Coordinated Care Effort Sees Modest Growth for 2022
January 26
Bloomberg
NAACOS Leaders Decry Poor Growth in ACO Participation
January 26
Healthcare Innovation
Medicare Direct Contracting Demo Garners Critics and Defenders
January 4
MedPage Today
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