NAACOS In the News 2021
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Build Back Better, telehealth top Congress's health agenda for 2022 December 23 Modern Healthcare
2022 forecast: Expect CMS and CMMI to tweak payment models to boost health equity December 22 Fierce Healthcare
Legislation aims to improve Medicare ACO services in rural, medically underserved areas December 21 KCPQ – Fox13 Seattle
CMS’s Strategic Plan for CMMI: A New Administration Shifts on Policy—and Strategy November 16 Healthcare Innovation
Physician fee schedule: Organizations respond November 4 Medical Economics
Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut November 3 MedPage Today
ACOs need screening tools and new quality bonuses to help address health equity, NAACOS says October 25 Fierce Healthcare
How Can CMS Support Accountable Care Organizations in Health Equity? October 25 Patient Care Access News
NAACOS White Paper: CMS Must Make Changes In Order to Advance Health Equity October 25 Healthcare Innovation
Next Generation ACOs Saved Medicare $667M, Reduced SNF Spending October 24 Skilled Nursing News
Doomed Next Gen ACO program saved Medicare $637M last year October 22 Fierce Healthcare
CMMI wants every Medicare beneficiary in an accountable care plan by 2030 October 21 Healthcare Dive
Next Generation ACO Model Has Saved Medicare $667M, So Far October 21 RevCycle Intelligence
‘Proof will be in the execution': CMS plan focuses on accountable care October 20 Modern Healthcare
CMMI rolls out strategic refresh to make payment models more equitable and streamlined October 20 Fierce Healthcare
Allow ACOs to Use Pre-Pandemic Years for 2022 Benchmarks, Groups Urge October 20 RevCycle Intelligence
Healthcare Associations Ask for ACO Spending Target Flexibility October 17 Healthcare Innovation
ACOs Angling for a Bigger Role in Health Equity October 4 MedPage Today
Biden's CMMI signals new value-based payment priorities October 1 Modern Healthcare
ACO Execs Describe Painful Transition to eCQM Reporting October 1 Healthcare Innovation
CMS official: Don't expect a lot of fully risk-based payment models going forward September 30 Fierce Healthcare
ACOs Need Flexibility, Resources to Grow Health Equity Work September 30 Patient Care Access News
NAACOS outlines policies that would help ACOs address health inequities September 29 Healthcare Finance
NAACOS: CMS must provide upfront funds, raise benchmarks to help ACOs close health equity gaps September 29 Fierce Healthcare
ACOs: Proof of the Power of the Culture of Medicine October 1 RobertPearlMD
Lack of Healthcare Interoperability Hinders Electronic ACO Reporting September 16 RevCycle Intelligence
Providers balk at MIPS value program, Medicare rate in physician pay rule comments September 15 Healthcare Dive
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs saved $4.1 billion in 2020 August 27 Healthcare Finance News
Medicare ACO Savings Increased to $4.1B in 2020 August 26 RevCycle Intelligence
$4.1B savings for Medicare thanks to shared savings program August 26 Health Exec
ACOs generated $4.1B in gross savings in 2020, nearly double 2019 amount August 25 Fierce Healthcare
ACOs earned nearly $2.3 billion in Medicare shared savings last year August 25 Modern Healthcare
NAACOS Leaders Document Major MSSP Savings, Support Pro-ACO Legislation in Congress August 25 Healthcare Innovation
Providers push Congress to include value-based care bill in $3.5T infrastructure package August 25 Fierce Healthcare
Medicare ACOs Saved $4.1B in 2020 August 25 Managed Healthcare Executive
ACO Participation May Keep SNFs ‘In the Game’ August 8 Skilled Nursing News
New bill aims to boost Medicare access to chronic care services July 29 Fierce Healthcare
ACO leaders support new bill designed to boost participation in value-based payment July 26 Healthcare Financial Management Association
Fourteen healthcare groups support the Value in Health Care Act July 23 Healthcare Finance
Value-Centric Legislation Gives ACOs a Leg Up July 22 Skilled Nursing News
Healthcare groups hail legislation supporting value-based care July 22 McKnight’s Senior Living
AHIP, Other Stakeholders Support Medicare Value-Based Care Bill July 22 Health Payer Intelligence
Congress eyes bigger incentives for Medicare ACO participants July 21 Modern Healthcare
Providers, payers see direct contracting's capitation as an important move to value-based care July 20 Healthcare Finance
New bill seeks to reverse slide in ACO participation with more shared savings July 20 Fierce Healthcare
CMS Proposes Cut to 'Conversion Factor' in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule July 14 MedPage Today
The Good and Bad of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal July 14 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS Needs to Rethink How Medicare Assesses Quality July 14 AJMC
Medicare ACOs Facing Multiple Changes and Challenges July 6 MedPage Today
Medical Groups Pledge Support of House ACO “Rural Glitch” Bill June 21 Health IT Answers
Bill aims to fix glitch that penalizes rural ACOs even if they generate savings June 9 Fierce Healthcare
NAACOS asks CMS to give ACOs more time to sign up for MSSP amid decline in participation June 2 Fierce Healthcare
CMS’ Next Generation ACO Model to end this year May 24 MedCity News
No Extension for Next Generation ACO Model After This Year May 24 RevCycle Intelligence
Biden admin to end Next Gen ACO model after this year May 21 Fierce Healthcare
CMMI's pause on direct contracting a turning point for value-based care May 21 Modern Healthcare
CMS won't extend the Next Generation ACO Model through 2022 May 21 Modern Healthcare
Medical Groups Ask for More Time Before ACO Quality Reporting Changes May 13 RevCycle Intelligence
New Rules for Some Medicare ACOs Are No Good, Say Healthcare Groups May 12 MedPage Today
Stakeholders Blast Medicare Reporting Changes May 6 Medscape
Looming changes to quality reporting in the Medicare Shared Savings Program draw strong pushback from healthcare providers May 5 Healthcare Financial Management Association
Coalition of National Healthcare Associations Asks HHS to Delay New Quality Reporting Requirements May 4 Healthcare Innovation
Medical groups urge CMS to walk back ACO quality overhaul, citing potential negative impact on patient care May 4 Fierce Healthcare
Healthcare organizations ask HHS to delay quality measure reporting for ACOs May 4 Healthcare Finance
Providers to HHS: ACO quality reporting changes create undue burdens May 4 MedCity News
Medicare Sees Health Savings Via ACOs April 27 Going Below the Surface Blog
NAACOS Recognizes Three ACOs for Care Improvement Efforts April 23 Healthcare Innovation
Reforms needed to make value-based care more widespread April 21 Medical Economics
New Head of CMS Innovation Center Prioritizes Fairness in Healthcare April 21 MedPage Today
New CMMI chief commits to alternative payment models April 21 Health Evolution
New CMMI director says value-based care models at 'crossroads' April 20 Fierce Healthcare
Value-based care at 'critical juncture,' new CMMI chief says Healthcare Dive April 20
CMMI chief reaffirms commitment to value-based care * April 20 Medical Economics
How Fowler Plans to Refresh CMMI’s Value-Based Care Vision April 20 RevCycle Intelligence
With CMMI at 'Crossroads,’ Director Liz Fowler Re-Evaluating Payment Models April 20 Healthcare Innovation
CMMI Remains Dedicated to Value-Based Care Despite Pause to Some Models, Fowler Says April 20 AJMC
New CMMI Director Liz Fowler: US at ‘Really Critical Juncture’ on Path to Value-Based Care April 20 Home Health Care News
CMMI Chief Fowler: Value-Based Care at a Crossroads April 20 Hospice News
Industry Groups Seek Next Gen Extension, Full-Risk ACO Options April 16 RevCycle Intelligence
Whither the ACO? * April 16 Managed Healthcare Executive
Providers call for another chance to sign up for Direct Contracting model April 15 Fierce Healthcare
NAACOS Welcomes New Direct Contracting Entities, Asks for Next Gen Program Extension April 9 Healthcare Innovation
CMMI pauses new Direct Contracting model applications April 8 Modern Healthcare
53 Direct Contracting Entities Selected by CMMI * April 8 Managed Healthcare Executive
CMS Delays CHART Model’s ACO Transformation Track March 31 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS delays ACO Track of the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model March 31 Healthcare Finance
NAACOS Calls For Renewed HHS Focus, Funding on Value-Based Care March 25 Value-Based Care News
NAACOS asks HHS Secretary Becerra to grow Medicare ACO programs March 23 Healthcare Finance
NAACOS calls for Becerra to stem losses in ACO participation March 22 Fierce Healthcare
CMS pushes pause on controversial Geographic Direct Contracting model March 2 Fierce Healthcare
CMMI's Geographic Direct Contracting Model Needs an Overhaul, Experts Say February 10 Modern Healthcare
NAACOS Warns Policymakers Over Slowing ACO Participation in the MSSP Program January 22 Healthcare Innovation
ACO Participation Hits New Low as Biden Administration Takes Over January 25 RevCycle Intelligence
ACO participation reaches new low as advocates press Biden for major changes January 21 Fierce Healthcare
Medicare ACO participants fell in 2021 January 21 Modern Healthcare
35 Next Gen ACOs achieved savings, bonuses in 2019 January 14 Becker’s Hospital Review
NAACOS: Next Gen ACOs saved Medicare $559M in 2019 as future remains in doubt January 14 Fierce Healthcare
Most Next Gen ACOs achieved bonuses in 2019 January 13 Modern Healthcare
Telehealth flexibilities continue and ACOs are held harmless under public health emergency extension January 12 Healthcare Finance
New Direct-Contracting Options Raise Concerns with Some Value-Based Care Veterans January 6 Home Health Care News
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