NAACOS In the News 2022
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The year-end spending bill is headed to the finish line December 22 POLITICO
Healthcare Associations Express Praise, Alarm, Over Various Elements of Federal Omnibus Bill December 21 Healthcare Innovation
Congress to Halve Medicare Payment Cuts Via Year-End Spending Package December 20 RevCycle Intelligence
Congressional budget will cut Medicare reimbursement for physicians December 20 Medical Economics
New push for value-based care bonus extension December 15 Axios
Bipartisan Bill Calls for Extended Value-Based Payment Incentives December 15 RevCycle Intelligence
Last-minute Senate bill seeks to extend value-based care doc bonus for another 2 years December 14 Fierce Healthcare
Bill introduced to avoid 5% cuts to APM incentives for value-based care December 14 Medical Economics
4 Benefits of Hospice Contracts in ACO REACH November 15 Hospice News
Bipartisan support in Congress for extending 5% APM incentives November 15 American Medical Association
Medicare Doctor Payment Cuts Spur Calls to Congress for Relief November 10 Bloomberg
New alliance seeks to save value-based care bonus set to expire in 2023 November 7 Fierce Healthcare
Bipartisan Letter Requests Extended Value-Based Payment Incentives November 4 RevCycle Intelligence
Lawmakers urge extension of incentives for joining APMs November 3 Medical Economics
Healthcare Orgs Urge Congress to Improve Value-Based Care Participation November 3 RevCycle Intelligence
How Medicare is changing in 2023 Politico Pulse November 2
CMS finalizes major reforms to Medicare Shared Savings Program, 4.5% doc pay cut in 2023 November 2 Fierce Healthcare
Medicare’s 2023 fee schedule: cuts in reimbursement, expanded payments for behavioral health November 2 Medical Economics
CMS to ease Medicare ACOs into risk models in bid to boost participation November 2 Healthcare Dive
Doc Groups Unhappy With 4.5% Cut in the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule November 2 MedPage Today
Physician groups denounce 4.5% payment cut in final rule November 2 Healthcare Finance
AMA: CMS’ 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Would Create ‘Financial Instability’ November 2 MedCity News
Medicare Fee Schedule Expands Access to Some Services but Cuts Physician Reimbursement 4.5% November 2 AJMC
Physician Payments Take a Big Cut for 2023, Expect a Reduced Access to Care They Say November 2 HealthLeaders Media
CMS Officials’ Smart, Principled Calculations Around the MSSP Are Paying Off Healthcare Innovation November 2
An overhaul for Medicare's pay transformation program November 2 Axios
CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program November 1 Modern Healthcare
ACOs Call on ONC, EHR Vendors for CMS eCQM Reporting Support October 24 EHR Intelligence
NAACOS Calls on CMS to Adjust Digital Quality Measurement Requirements October 19 RevCycle Intelligence
NAACOS: CMS Must Work with ACOs to Pilot EHR-Derived Quality Data Reporting October 14 Healthcare Innovation
Customizing Hospice, Palliative Care Payment Contracts in ACO REACH October 12 Hospice News
NAACOS, AMA Ask Congress to Extend Advanced APM Incentive Payments October 3 RevCycle Intelligence
Providers make full-court press to convince lawmakers to save value-based care bonus September 29 Fierce Healthcare
Doc Groups Ask Congress to Extend Payment Bonus for Alternative Payment Models September 29 MedPage Today
More than 800 health care organizations lobby to keep value-based payment incentives September 28 Medical Economics
Healthcare Associations and ACOs Plead with Congress to Extend APM Incentives September 28 Healthcare Innovation
Hospices Can Adapt Health System, ACO Strategies on Community Partnerships September 22 Hospice News
ACOs: Loss of quality bonus could disrupt value-based care model, physician recruitment September 13 McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
Hospices See Potential in Value-Based Contracts, but Referrals Not Guaranteed September 13 Hospice News
ACOs Fight Looming Cuts, Privatization Rhetoric September 12 MedPage Today
ACO Leader Keeps Focus on Interpersonal Relationships September 12 Healthcare Innovation
Provider groups ask CMS to ditch ACO revenue distinctions September 12 Modern Healthcare
The latest post-Roe realities September 9 POLITICO Pulse
Hospices Likely to Keep Moving Towards Value-Based Care September 9 Hospice News
ACOs fret over losing dependable MACRA bonus after this year September 8 Fierce Health
At NAACOS Meeting, Gaus, Brooks-LaSure Discuss Equity, Payments, Messaging September 8 AJMC
Healthcare Orgs Request Medicare Shared Savings Program Updates in PFS September 8 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure: Health Care Quality Cannot Exist Without Equity September 8 Hospice News
Providers press CMS to pull back 4.5% doc pay cut, call for tweaks to ACO reforms September 7 Fierce Health
Providers Push for ACO Program Enhancements Following Strong 2021 MSSP Results September 6 Health Leaders Media
AMA and others make MSSP requests ahead of final rule September 2 Healthcare Finance
Leading National Healthcare Groups Call for CMS to Expand ACO Boundaries September 1 Healthcare Innovation
ACOs generate substantial savings 5 years in a row September 1 Daily Briefing
Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.6 billion in 2021, says CMS August 31 Healthcare Finance
CMS: ACOs saved Medicare $1.6B overall in 2021 as big changes on the horizon August 30 Fierce Healthcare
CMS releases Shared Savings Program results for 2021 August 30 Modern Healthcare
Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves More Than $1.6B Through ACOs August 30 Health Leaders Media
Shared Savings Program ACOs Cut Costs Again, With 58% Earning Payouts August 30 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS Releases the Latest MSSP Numbers, Touts Savings and Quality August 30 Healthcare Innovation
Medicare Doctors' Pay Proposal Could Jump-Start Coordinated Care July 26 Bloomberg Law
CMS Makes Significant Updates to ACOs But Still Leaves Nursing Homes Largely Out of Conversation July 20 Skilled Nursing News
Providers Face Cuts in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule July 11 RevCycle Intelligence
Medicare proposal boosts accountable care organizations
July 8 Politico
Medicare Proposes Physician Pay, Policy Changes Through Fee Schedule July 8 Medscape
CMS proposed payment rule includes major updates for ACOs July 8 Healthcare Dive
CMS Proposes 4.4% Cut in Physicians' Medicare Payments July 8 MedPage Today
CMS proposes major changes to Shared Savings Program July 7 Modern Healthcare
ACO Update: The Pathways to Success Program June 17 Managed Healthcare Executive
Changing APM payment strategy could improve provider participation, MedPAC says June 16 Medical Economics
NAACOS Leaders Praise ACO Reach Model to Managed Care Audience June 13 Healthcare Innovation
ACOs unsure about health equity adjustment to REACH model May 18 Modern Healthcare
For ACOs, the Question Is: To eCQM or Not to eCQM? May 4, 2022 Healthcare Innovation
Experts Discuss Driving Health Equity, Increasing CMS, ACO Alignment April 29 AJMC
CMMI's Liz Fowler calls for better approach to educating public, lawmakers on value-based care April 29 Fierce Healthcare
‘Very false and misleading’ criticisms over direct contracting stoked model controversy, stakeholders say April 29 Healthcare Dive
NAACOS Recognizes ACO Members for Quality Improvement April 28 Healthcare Innovation
NAACOS Launches ACO Digital Quality Measurement Task Force April 12 EHR Intelligence
NAACOS Convenes Task Force on Digital Quality Measurement April 12 Healthcare Innovation
ACO Task Force to Gather Recommendations for Better eCQM Reporting April 11 Health Leaders Media
Rural ACOs Work to Overcome Challenges in Medicare Payment March 25 MedPage Today
Joe Biden’s Never-Ending Campaign to Build on Obamacare March 23 POLITICO
NAACOS Launches Coalition for ACO REACH Model Participants March 3 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS's overhaul of the Direct Contracting program draws praise from supporters of value-based payment HFMA March 3
Revamp of Medicare Pilot Program Seeks to Bolster Doctor Role February 28 Bloomberg Law
CMS redesigns controversial Medicare direct contracting model February 28 Healthcare Dive
Rapidly Depleting Medicare Assets Call for Better ACO Participation Incentives, Groups Say February 28 Health Leaders Media
Providers relieved CMS chose to overhaul Direct Contracting Model instead of canceling it February 27 Fierce Healthcare
CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model February 25 MedPage Today
CMS redesigns Direct Contracting into an ACO model February 24 Modern Healthcare
CMS Replaces Direct Contracting With New ACO Model February 24 Skilled Nursing News
Trump-Era Medicare Pilot Program to Get Reboot From Biden HHS February 24 Bloomberg Law
CMS Announces Changes to Direct Contracting for 2023, Unveils the ‘ACO REACH’ Model February 24 Home Health Care News
CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023 February 24 Fierce Healthcare
CMS Redesigns Direct Contracting Into an Equity-Focused ACO Model February 24 AJMC
CMMI eliminates ACO transformation track in CHART payment model February 23 Fierce Healthcare
CMS ends ACO track in rural pay transformation model February 22 Modern Healthcare
Curbs on Insurers, Private Equity Sought for Medicare Pay Plan February 22 Bloomberg Law
Over 200 healthcare organizations ask HHS to keep direct contracting February 17 Healthcare Finance
Provider groups scramble to convince lawmakers, CMMI to continue Direct Contracting model February 15 Fierce Healthcare
Healthcare Groups Plead with HHS’ Becerra to Retain Direct Contracting Model February 15 Healthcare Innovation
Provider groups ignite push to keep Direct Contracting model February 14 Modern Healthcare
Low Medicare ACO participation in 2022 bodes poorly for ambitious Biden goal February 7 MedCity News
NAACOS, AMA Urge Congress to Boost Value-Based Care, APM Incentives February 4 RevCycle Intelligence
Healthcare Associations Call on Congress to Spur APM Adoption February 4 Healthcare Innovation
ACO Groups Disappointed With Results for Medicare 'Shared Savings' Program February 1 MedPage Today
Medicare Shared Savings ACO participation grows slightly for 2022 January 26 Modern Healthcare
CMS, NAACOS Have Entirely Different Takes on the MSSP ACO Program January 26 Managed Healthcare Executive
More Beneficiaries, But Fewer ACOs for Medicare Shared Savings Program January 27 RevCycle Intelligence
Number of ACOs increases modestly to 483 for 2022, which advocates say should be wake-up call January 26 Fierce Healthcare
Number of Accountable Care Organizations Joining MSSP in 2022 Grew Slightly, CMS Says January 26 AJMC
Medicare’s Coordinated Care Effort Sees Modest Growth for 2022 January 26 Bloomberg
NAACOS Leaders Decry Poor Growth in ACO Participation January 26 Healthcare Innovation
Medicare Direct Contracting Demo Garners Critics and Defenders January 4 MedPage Today
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