The Move to Value Accelerates in 2021, Spurred by Lack of Fee-for-Service Payments During Pandemic
December 23
Healthcare Finance 

ACOs Fear Direct Contracting Options Stray Too Far From Providers
December 23
RevCycle Intelligence 

The health industry’s wins in the funding package
December 22
POLITICO Pulse

NAACOS Leaders Praise Congress for Passing Legislation Fixing APM Model Incentives
December 21
Healthcare Innovation

ACOs press for a halt to Geographic Direct Contracting model due to complexity concerns
December 18
Fierce Healthcare  

ACOs to Congress: Please don’t move the bar on MACRA thresholds

December 3
Health Exec 

Keep bonus criteria for alternative payment models, 500+ ACOs, providers tell Congress
December 3
Becker’s Hospital Review 

CMS issues final 2021 Physician Fee Schedule
December 2
Medical Economics

November

Provider groups pressure Congress to freeze incentive payment thresholds for advanced APMs
November 20
Healthcare Finance 

Provider groups urge Congress to pare back MACRA requirements
November 19
Modern Healthcare 

Big value-based payment shifts may happen during a Biden administration
November 13
Healthcare Financial Management Association 

NAACOS Leaders Urge Federal Policymakers to Endorse ACO Models Under New Administration, Congress
November 12
Healthcare Innovation

51 Organizations Join New Direct Contracting Opportunity from CMS
November 5
RevCycle Intelligence 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announces 51 direct contracting entities
November 2
Healthcare Finance

October

Top 3 Concerns with the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
October 13
RevCycle Intelligence 

Direct contracting favors new entrants over existing ACOs
October 10
Modern Healthcare 

Current, Ex-MedPAC Chairs Ask: Is Value-Based Care Juice Worth the Squeeze?
October 1
Healthcare Innovation

September

How the SCOTUS pick could threaten value-based care
September 28
Fierce Healthcare  

NAACOS 2020: COVID pandemic demonstrates the importance of value-based payment models
September 25
Medical Economics 

Healthcare Coalition Objects to Proposed ACO Regulations
September 25
Medscape 

Stakeholders Urge CMS to Drop Proposed ACO Quality Changes
September 23
HealthLeaders 

CMMI Expanding Direct Contracting, Advancing Other New Models
September 22
MedPage Today 

NAACOS Fall 2020: CMS official talks value-based care progress
September 22
Medical Economics 

Most ACOs Worried About Rising Advanced APM Thresholds Next Year
September 22
RevCycle Intelligence 

CMMI director finds mixed results for bundled payments, gives high marks to global budgets
September 22
Fierce Healthcare  

ACOs Saved Medicare $$ in 2019 — But What Will Happen to Them Now?
September 22
MedPage Today   

NAACOS Continues Pushing Forward on the Transition to Value-Based Care
September 21
AJMC 

Lawmakers seek to ease the increase in the threshold for quality bonus payments due to COVID-19
September 21
Fierce Healthcare 

NAACOs urge Congress to address qualifying thresholds in value-based care models
September 17
Fierce Healthcare 

ACOs Rack Up Largest Savings Ever for Medicare
September 16
Medscape

541 ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.2 billion in 2019
September 15
Healthcare Finance

August

NAACOS-Commissioned Report: ACOs and APMs Could Save CMS $270 Million Over Next Decade
August  18
Healthcare Innovation

NAACOS and the Challenge of the Current Moment in the Medicare ACO Programs
August 14
Healthcare Innovation 

CMS Unveils New Value-Based Care, ACO Options for Rural Providers
August  12
RevCycle Intelligence 

NAACOS Applauds CMS’s Announcement on Alternative Payment Models for Rural Care
August 12
Healthcare Innovation 

CMS unveils new alternative payment model for rural health
August 11
Modern Healthcare

What will COVID-19 mean for value-based models?
August 7
Medical Economics 

Medicare ACOs raise concerns about proposed quality reporting changes
August  7
Modern Healthcare

CMS Releases E&M Updates, Expands Telehealth, Makes ACO Changes
August 4
AJMC 

Health Groups Criticize Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Changes for 2021
August 4
MedPage Today 

CMS Drops Proposed Rule Impacting Quality Payment Program, MSSP ACOs
August 4
Healthcare Innovation

July

GBTS Forum Launches Tool To Support Effective Resource Utilization During The Global Pandemic And Beyond
July 29
Going Below the Surface 

Wide Support for House Bill to Boost CMS Alternative Pay Models
July 29
Medscape

Providers support the Value in Health Care Act that amends the MACRA payment model
July 27
Healthcare Finance

New bill seeks to boost participation in advanced payment models, ACOs via several reforms
July 27
Fierce Healthcare

Nearly 70% of ACOs Will Soon Offer Some Type of Home Visits
July 5
Home Health Care News

June

How Can Data Sharing Evolve Population Health Management?
June 25
AJMC 

ACOs Describe How Population Health Expertise Is Paying Off During Pandemic
June 24
Healthcare Innovation 

ACOs Can Grow Value-Based Payment in Medicare, But Changes Needed
June 18
RevCycle Intelligence 

MedPAC urges MA, ACO tweaks to speed up value-based payment reform
June 16
Healthcare Dive 

ACOs Describe What’s Involved When Implementing an SNF Waiver Program
June 15
AJMC  

NAACOS Policy Session Recaps Changes Wrought by COVID-19 and Looks Ahead
June 10
AJMC  

Berwick Challenges ACOs to Take on Inequity, Racism
June 9
Managed Healthcare Executive

Coronavirus: Poll finds in-person visit volumes increasing
June 9
Medical Economics

CMS Modifies Policies, Timelines for Alternative Payment Models
June 4
Medscape 

CMS Extends Next Generation ACO Model, Offers APM Flexibilities
June 4
RevCycle Intelligence 

CMS extends the Next Generation ACO model, offers direct contracting details
June 3
Modern Healthcare

May

ACOs seek info on Next Gen, Direct Contracting models amid the COVID-19 pandemic
May 22
Fierce Healthcare 

What Health Spending Issues Will We Need To Address Post-Pandemic?
May 20
Going Below the Surface

ACOs need more time to decide on Medicare program participation, providers tell CMS
May 18
Becker’s Hospital Review 

ACOs ask Trump admin for more help to cope with coronavirus
May 15
Healthcare Dive

FCC Urged to Include For-Profit Providers in COVID-19 Telehealth Fund
May 7
mHealth Intelligence

NAACOS Highlights the Importance of ACO-Based Pop Health Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 4
Healthcare Innovation 

New rule aims to sustain Medicare ACOs in the wake of COVID-19
May 4
Healthcare Financial Management Association

Hospital and provider groups cheer new CMS flexibility on telehealth, capacity, and ACO losses
May 1
Fierce Healthcare 

April

CMS delivers key win for ACOs in emergency rule
April 30
Modern Healthcare

Senators Urge CMS to Hold Harmless Medicare Shared Savings ACOs
April 22
HealthLeaders

Many ACOs May Exit Medicare Shared Savings Program Because of Pandemic
April 16
Medscape 

Over Half of At-Risk ACOs May Quit MSSP to Avoid COVID-19 Losses
April 14
RevCycle Intelligence 

CMS attempts to replicate Medicare Advantage’s popularity appears to miss mark
April 11
Modern Healthcare

Virus Sidelines Medicare’s Push for Value-Based Care
April 3
Bloomberg Law 

March

Medicare Covid-19 Spending Could Exceed $115 Billion, Study Says
March 26
Bloomberg Law 

Analysis: COVID-19 could raise Medicare spending by as much as $115B over the next year
March 26
Fierce Health 

NAACOS Weighs in on Draft Federal Health IT Plan
March 25
Politico

Pandemic prompts CMS to drop some reporting requirements for value-based initiatives
March 23
Healthcare Dive 

ACOs Concerned Coronavirus to Impact Shared Savings, Losses
March 18
Rev Cycle Intelligence 

Provider Groups Ask Medicare to Shield Them From Covid-19 Losses
March 17
Bloomberg Law 

West Virginia Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Overhaul 42 CFR Part 2
March 13
Behavioral Healthcare Executive

ACOs seek flexibility from CMS to mitigate losses due to coronavirus
March 15
Fierce Healthcare 

ACOs vulnerable to penalties, no savings in light of coronavirus
March 13
Modern Healthcare 

Industry reactions to interoperability rule are a mixed bag
March 11
HealthExec 

ACOs Back Hospitalization Alerts in Final Interoperability Rule
March 9
Rev Cycle Intelligence 

February

ACOs ask CMMI for more shared savings in the direct contracting model
February 21
Healthcare Dive 

Doctors, Hospitals Balk at Medicare Pay Scheme’s Scarce Details
February 21
Bloomberg Law

CMS Loosens Restrictions on Telehealth for Certain Shared-Risk ACOs
February 11
Rev Cycle Intelligence 

ACOs warn future of the Next Gen program appears bleak
February 4
Fierce Healthcare

January

What the Latest ACO Numbers Mean for the Future of the MSSP
January 22
Rev Cycle Intelligence 

ACO Enrollment in MSSP Stalls
January 13
AJMC 

ACO savings are clear, but participation drops
January 13
HealthExec 

Participants continue to drop out of the Medicare ACO program
January 10
Modern Healthcare