Regulation Resources
ACOs are impacted by a number of regulations governing care delivery and payment. The annual Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Rule includes numerous policies affecting Medicare physician payment and changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). This webpage also includes resources on key regulatory issues for ACOs, including telehealth, COVID-19 and the public health emergency (PHE), health IT and data, and substance use disorder.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
NAACOS member resources
NAACOS public resources
CMS resources
2025
- Comments: Proposed rule (09/24)
2024
Statement: Final rule (11/23)
Comments: Proposed rule (09/23)
2023
Statement: Final rule (11/22)
Comments: Proposed rule (09/22)
2022
Statement: Final rule (11/21)
Comments: Proposed rule (09/21)
2021
Statement: Final rule (12/20)
Comments: Proposed rule (09/20)
Other Regulatory Issues
NAACOS member resources
NAACOS public resources
Federal resources
Telehealth
ACOs’ Use of Telehealth During COVID-19 (Institute for Accountable Care, 05/21)
Statement for the Record: Hearing on Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth (04/21)
Joint letter: Support for Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act (08/20)
Policy Principles for Broader Telehealth Coverage (07/20)
Comments: Taskforce on telehealth policy (07/20)