News Release
Date: April 11, 2025

NAACOS Statement on Bill to Extend Advanced APM Incentives

Attributed to Emily Brower, CEO, National Association of ACOs

“The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) commends Senators Barrasso and Whitehouse for introducing the Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act. This important legislation would extend Medicare’s advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive for one year at 3.53 percent and restore qualifying thresholds to their previous levels. 

Accountable care improves health for patients and communities.  The advanced APM incentives enable clinicians to expand access to services not typically covered by Medicare and innovate high-quality care delivery that improves clinical outcomes and reduces costs.  Importantly, and by design, the incentives also relieve providers from burdensome, low-value regulation.

We encourage Congress to quickly to extend these incentives and begin shaping a sustainable, long-term strategy for physician payment reform that accelerates accountable care.”