NAACOS In the News 2020
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2019 | 2018 | 2017
The Move to Value Accelerates in 2021, Spurred by Lack of Fee-for-Service Payments During Pandemic
December 23
Healthcare Finance
ACOs Fear Direct Contracting Options Stray Too Far From Providers
December 23
RevCycle Intelligence
The health industry's wins in the funding package
December 22
POLITICO Pulse
NAACOS Leaders Praise Congress for Passing Legislation Fixing APM Model Incentives
December 21
Healthcare Innovation
ACOs press for halt to Geographic Direct Contracting model due to complexity concerns
December 18
Fierce Healthcare
ACOs to Congress: Please don’t move the bar on MACRA thresholds
December 3
Health Exec
Keep bonus criteria for alternative payment models, 500+ ACOs, providers tell Congress
December 3
Becker’s Hospital Review
CMS issues final 2021 Physician Fee Schedule
December 2
Medical Economics
November
Provider groups pressure Congress to freeze incentive payment thresholds for advanced APMs
November 20
Healthcare Finance
Provider groups urge Congress to pare back MACRA requirements
November 19
Modern Healthcare
Big value-based payment shifts may happen during a Biden administration
November 13
Healthcare Financial Management Association
NAACOS Leaders Urge Federal Policymakers to Endorse ACO Models Under New Administration, Congress
November 12
Healthcare Innovation
51 Organizations Join New Direct Contracting Opportunity from CMS
November 5
RevCycle Intelligence
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announces 51 direct contracting entities
November 2
Healthcare Finance
October
Top 3 Concerns with the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
October 13
RevCycle Intelligence
Direct contracting favors new entrants over existing ACOs
October 10
Modern Healthcare
Current, Ex-MedPAC Chairs Ask: Is Value-Based Care Juice Worth the Squeeze?
October 1
Healthcare Innovation
September
How the SCOTUS pick could threaten value-based care
September 28
Fierce Healthcare
NAACOS 2020: COVID pandemic demonstrates importance of value-based payment models
September 25
Medical Economics
Healthcare Coalition Objects to Proposed ACO Regulations
September 25
Medscape
Stakeholders Urge CMS to Drop Proposed ACO Quality Changes
September 23
HealthLeaders
CMMI Expanding Direct Contracting, Advancing Other New Models
September 22
MedPage Today
NAACOS Fall 2020: CMS official talks value-based care progress
September 22
Medical Economics
Most ACOs Worried About Rising Advanced APM Thresholds Next Year
September 22
RevCycle Intelligence
CMMI director finds mixed results for bundled payments, gives high marks to global budgets
September 22
Fierce Healthcare
ACOs Saved Medicare $$ in 2019 -- But What Will Happen to Them Now?
September 22
MedPage Today
NAACOS Continues Pushing Forward on the Transition to Value-Based Care
September 21
AJMC
Lawmakers seek to ease increase in threshold for quality bonus payments due to COVID-19
September 21
Fierce Healthcare
NAACOs urges Congress to address qualifying thresholds in value-based care models
September 17
Fierce Healthcare
ACOs Rack Up Largest Savings Ever for Medicare
September 16
Medscape
541 ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.2 billion in 2019
September 15
Healthcare Finance
August
NAACOS-Commissioned Report: ACOs and APMs Could Save CMS $270 Million Over Next Decade
August 18
Healthcare Innovation
NAACOS and the Challenge of the Current Moment in the Medicare ACO Programs
August 14
Healthcare Innovation
CMS Unveils New Value-Based Care, ACO Options for Rural Providers
August 12
RevCycle Intelligence
NAACOS Applauds CMS’s Announcement on Alternative Payment Models for Rural Care
August 12
Healthcare Innovation
CMS unveils new alternative payment model for rural health
August 11
Modern Healthcare
What will COVID-19 mean for value-based models?
August 7
Medical Economics
Medicare ACOs raise concerns about proposed quality reporting changes
August 7
Modern Healthcare
CMS Releases E&M Updates, Expands Telehealth, Makes ACO Changes
August 4
AJMC
Health Groups Criticize Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Changes for 2021
August 4
MedPage Today
CMS Drops Proposed Rule Impacting Quality Payment Program, MSSP ACOs
August 4
Healthcare Innovation
July
GBTS Forum Launches Tool To Support Effective Resource Utilization During The Global Pandemic And Beyond
July 29
Going Below the Surface
Wide Support for House Bill to Boost CMS Alternative Pay Models
July 29
Medscape
Providers support Value in Health Care Act that amends MACRA payment model
July 27
Healthcare Finance
New bill seeks to boost participation in advanced payment models, ACOs via several reforms
July 27
Fierce Healthcare
Nearly 70% of ACOs Will Soon Offer Some Type of Home Visits
July 5
Home Health Care News
June
How Can Data Sharing Evolve Population Health Management?
June 25
AJMC
ACOs Describe How Population Health Expertise Is Paying Off During Pandemic
June 24
Healthcare Innovation
ACOs Can Grow Value-Based Payment in Medicare, But Changes Needed
June 18
RevCycle Intelligence
MedPAC urges MA, ACO tweaks to speed up value-based payment reform
June 16
Healthcare Dive
ACOs Describe What's Involved When Implementing a SNF Waiver Program
June 15
AJMC
NAACOS Policy Session Recaps Changes Wrought by COVID-19 and Looks Ahead
June 10
AJMC
Berwick Challenges ACOs to Take on Inequity, Racism
June 9
Managed Healthcare Executive
Coronavirus: Poll finds in-person visit volumes increasing
June 9
Medical Economics
CMS Modifies Policies, Timelines for Alternative Payment Models
June 4
Medscape
CMS Extends Next Generation ACO Model, Offers APM Flexibilities
June 4
RevCycle Intelligence
CMS extends Next Generation ACO model, offers direct contracting details
June 3
Modern Healthcare
May
ACOs seek info on Next Gen, Direct Contracting models amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 22
Fierce Healthcare
What Health Spending Issues Will We Need To Address Post-Pandemic?
May 20
Going Below the Surface
ACOs need more time to decide on Medicare program participation, providers tell CMS
May 18
Becker’s Hospital Review
ACOs ask Trump admin for more help to cope with coronavirus
May 15
Healthcare Dive
FCC Urged to Include For-Profit Providers in COVID-19 Telehealth Fund
May 7
mHealth Intelligence
NAACOS Highlights the Importance of ACO-Based Pop Health Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 4
Healthcare Innovation
New rule aims to sustain Medicare ACOs in wake of COVID-19
May 4
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Hospital and provider groups cheer new CMS flexibility on telehealth, capacity and ACO losses
May 1
Fierce Healthcare
April
CMS delivers key win for ACOs in emergency rule
April 30
Modern Healthcare
Senators Urge CMS to Hold Harmless Medicare Shared Savings ACOs
April 22
HealthLeaders
Many ACOs May Exit Medicare Shared Savings Program Because of Pandemic
April 16
Medscape
Over Half of At-Risk ACOs May Quit MSSP to Avoid COVID-19 Losses
April 14
RevCycle Intelligence
CMS attempt to replicate Medicare Advantage's popularity appears to miss mark
April 11
Modern Healthcare
Virus Sidelines Medicare’s Push for Value-Based Care
April 3
Bloomberg Law
March
Medicare Covid-19 Spending Could Exceed $115 Billion, Study Says
March 26
Bloomberg Law
Analysis: COVID-19 could raise Medicare spending by as much as $115B over next year
March 26
Fierce Health
NAACOS Weighs in on Draft Federal Health IT Plan
March 25
Politico
Pandemic prompts CMS to drop some reporting requirements for value-based initiatives
March 23
Healthcare Dive
ACOs Concerned Coronavirus to Impact Shared Savings, Losses
March 18
Rev Cycle Intelligence
Provider Groups Ask Medicare to Shield Them From Covid-19 Losses
March 17
Bloomberg Law
West Virginia Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Overhaul 42 CFR Part 2
March 13
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
ACOs seek flexibility from CMS to mitigate losses due to coronavirus
March 15
Fierce Healthcare
ACOs vulnerable to penalties, no savings in light of coronavirus
March 13
Modern Healthcare
Industry reactions to interoperability rule are a mixed bag
March 11
HealthExec
ACOs Back Hospitalization Alerts in Final Interoperability Rule
March 9
Rev Cycle Intelligence
February
ACOs ask CMMI for more shared savings in direct contracting model
February 21
Healthcare Dive
Doctors, Hospitals Balk at Medicare Pay Scheme’s Scarce Details
February 21
Bloomberg Law
CMS Loosens Restrictions on Telehealth for Certain Shared-Risk ACOs
February 11
Rev Cycle Intelligence
ACOs warn future of Next Gen program appears bleak
February 4
Fierce Healthcare
January
What the Latest ACO Numbers Mean for the Future of the MSSP
January 22
Rev Cycle Intelligence
ACO Enrollment in MSSP Stalls
January 13
AJMC
ACO savings are clear, but participation drops
January 13
HealthExec
Participants continue to drop out of Medicare ACO program
January 10
Modern Healthcare
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