Spread of ACOs And Value-Based Payment Models In 2019: Gauging the Impact of Pathways to Success
on Thu, 2019-10-31 12:52 Alyssa
In December 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major overhaul of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) by finalizing Pathways to Success. This was one of the largest changes to the Medicare ACO program since its initiation, with the most visible change being the shorter timeframe for ACOs to transition to downside risk (and to higher levels of downside risk).
News Author:
William K. Bleser
Robert S. Saunders
Robert Richards
Elizabeth Singletary
Mark B. McClellan
Links:
[1] https://thepcc.org/profile/david-muhlestein?language=en
[2] https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20191020.962600/full/?utm_campaign=HASU%2010-27-19&utm_medium=email&utm_content=New%20Premium%20Data%20From%20CMS%3B%20Medicare%20ACO%20Results%3B%20Public%20Views%20On%20The%20Likelihood%20Of%20Violence%20From%20People%20With%20Mental%20Illness&utm_source=Newsletter