News Release
March 14, 2024

NAACOS Statement on Extension of Value-Based Care Incentives

Attributed to Clif Gaus, Sc.D., President and CEO of the National Association of ACOs

NAACOS thanks Congress for including an extension of the advanced alternative payment model (APM) incentive at 1.88 percent in the Consolidated Appropriates Act of 2024. This incentive is critical to supporting clinicians who are accountable for improving quality and lowering costs for patients. We also appreciate that Congress included a 1.68 percent increase in physician payment. These two provisions recognize that we need to ensure that clinicians are paid adequately and have strong incentives to participate in value-based care. 

Clinicians in value-based care change delivery, improve care coordination, and offer patients additional services not covered by Medicare. Participation in value-based care is not where Congress intended when these incentives were created nearly a decade ago. We look forward to working with Congress to craft a long-term solution to physician payment that creates sustainability and rewards value.

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Contact:
David Pittman
Director, Communications and Regulatory Affairs
202-640-2689 or dpittman@naacos.com