NAACOS In the News 2023
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Senate Introduces Bill to Extend 5% Incentives for APMs December 15 AJMC
Senate bill aims to extend 5% incentives for APMs December 14 Medical Economics
AMA Continues Call for Medicare Payment System Fix During Interim Meeting November 20 AJMC
Proposals on PBMs and medical devices advanced by House subcommittee November 16 Fierce Healthcare
Health care trade organizations react to Senate legislation November 10 Medical Economics
Senate moves to delay $16B hospital cut, trim doctor pay hit November 8 Modern Healthcare
Senate votes to reform PBMs again, stop $16B in hospital cuts November 8 Fierce Healthcare
Wins and losses in the physician fee schedule final rule November 6 Healthcare Finance
CMS Finalizes Physician Fee Schedule, with ACO Changes Relevant to Nursing Homes November 3 Skilled Nursing News
Direct Contracting model reaches nearly $500M in net savings October 24 Fierce Healthcare
Three quarters of ACOs in direct contracting model earned savings October 24 Healthcare Finance
ACO REACH predecessor saved $371.5M in 2022 October 23 Modern Healthcare
How Vermont’s All-Payer ACO Model Paves the Way for Value-Based Care October 3 RevCycle Intelligence
Advancing value-based care: AMA, AHIP and NAACOS team up to launch new playbook September 26 BenefitsPRO
Proposed CMS Rule Could Spur ACO Growth, Creating Potential Opportunities for Palliative Care Providers September 25 Hospice News
CMS to get ‘tougher’ on Medicare Advantage, official promises September 22 Healthcare Dive
ACO leaders describe patient care improvement plans September 21 Medical Economics
CMS Exec Tells NAACOS That Agency Is ‘Getting Back to Basics’ With MSSP September 21 Healthcare Innovation
Providers concerned about Medicare physician pay cut proposal September 18 Modern Healthcare
Provider groups warn proposed Medicare payment cuts will pinch docs, hamper access to care September 12 Fierce Healthcare
NAACOS: Medicare Payment Incentives Favor Clinicians in Fee-For-Service September 8 RevCycle Intelligence
MSSP ACOs Saved $1.8M in 2022, Report Sixth Consecutive Year of Savings September 3 AJMC
ACOs Save Medicare Nearly $2 Billion August 25 POLITICO Pulse
Medicare ACOs saved billions last year August 25 Medical Economics
Shared Savings ACOs saved Medicare $1.8B in 2022 August 25 Healthcare Dive
Medicare Shared Savings saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 August 25 Healthcare Finance
Shared Savings ACOs cut spending $1.8B in 2022 August 24 Modern Healthcare
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs Saved $1.8B in 2022, CMS Reports August 24 RevCycle Intelligence
ACOs delivered bigger 2022 savings than in 2021: CMS August 24 Fierce Healthcare
CMS Announces MSSP Savings from 2022 August 24 Healthcare Innovation
CMS Announces Updates to ACO REACH for 2024 August 18 AJMC
CMS tries luring providers to revamped Medicare ACOs August 17 Modern Healthcare
How CMS’s Updates to ACO REACH Model Affect Participating Providers August 16 Health Leaders
CMS Updates ACO REACH Model for 2024 to Improve Health Equity August 16 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS unveils new changes to ACO REACH model August 15 Fierce Health
CMS: ACO REACH Will Change in 2024 August 15 Hospice News
ACO Reach now includes financial protections from midyear benchmark changes August 15 Healthcare Finance
CMS updates ACO Reach: 5 things to know August 15 Becker’s
CMS tweaks ACO REACH to stabilize model August 15 Healthcare Dive
CMS unveils ACO REACH makeover August 14 Modern Healthcare
Vermont All-Payer ACO Successfully Drove Down Costs, Acute Care Over 4 Years August 11 AJMC
LaHood, Wenstrup, Bucshon propose bipartisan Value in Health Care Act August 1 The Ripon Advance
AHIP, AMA, NAACOS Share Best Practices for Value-Based Care July 31 RevCycleIntellegince
Value in Health Care Act of 2023 Introduced to Congress to Reinforce Value-Based Care July 29, 2023 Managed Healthcare Executive
Seventeen Leading Healthcare Stakeholders Back Bipartisan Value in Health Care Act July 29, 2023 Express Healthcare Management
Lawmakers introduce bill incentivizing value-based care in Medicare July 28, 2023 Becker’s
Value-based care could get boost by new bill in Washington July 27 Medical Economics
Mayor Stakeholder Groups Convene on Value-Based Best Practices July 26 Health Leaders
AHIP, AMA, NAACOS partner to address 5 data challenges in value-based care July 26 Becker’s
NAACOS: Medicare Shared Savings Program Needs Full-Risk Option July 26 RevCycleIntellegince
AMA, AHIP, NAACOS Release Playbook on Data Sharing Best Practices for Value-Based Care July 26 AJMC
AHIP, AMA, NAACOs team on playbook for value-based care July 26 Fierce Healthcare
AHIP, NAACOS, AMA Publish Data-Sharing Best Practices Playbook July 25 Healthcare Innovation
Health care groups announce best practices for data sharing in value-based care July 25, 2023 Medical Economics
AMA, AHIP, NAACOS issue value-based care data-sharing guidelines July 25 Modern Healthcare
Applications Open Next Month for a New Medicare Primary Care-Focused Payment Model July 19 MedPage Today
Inside CMS' new MPFS and OPPS proposed rules July 17 The Advisory Board
Proposed cuts to Medicare physician payments spark calls for overhaul July 14 Modern Healthcare
Physician groups mostly unhappy with proposed Medicare Fee Schedule July 14 Medical Economics
CMS’ Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Provokes Strong Reactions July 14 Healthcare Innovation
CMS Proposes Nearly 3.4% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees for 2024 July 14 MedPage Today
CMS Proposes Payment Cuts in CY24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule July 14 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS proposes payment cuts in physician fee schedule, and docs are crying foul July 13 Fierce Healthcare
Former NAACOS Board Chair Tom Kloos named “145 physician leaders to know” list by Becker's July 12 Becker’s
NAACOS Names 2023 Leaders in Quality Excellence Award Winners June 28 AJMC
New payment models test ability to identify underserved communities June 28 Modern Healthcare
MACRA Gets Mixed Reviews at House Hearing June 22 MedPage Today
MACRA gets checkup from Dr. Congress June 22 Medical Economics
Providers, CMS pin hopes on revised Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs June 16 Modern Healthcare
Study: Hospital Spends $5M Per Year on Quality Reporting June 13 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS announces new decade-long primary care payment experiment June 9 Axios
CMS launches new pilot program to test out value-based primary care in 8 states June 9 Fierce Healthcare
Physician groups praise new Medicare primary care payment model, but ACOs have questions June 9 Medical Economics
CMS Announces New MCP Model for Primary Care Coordination June 9 Healthcare Innovation
CMS Primary Care Model Provides Value-Based Path for Practices June 9 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS launches primary care pilot to expand value-based care June 9 Healthcare Dive
CMS is testing new primary care model June 8 Healthcare Finance
CMS Plans to Test New Primary Care Model in 8 States June 8 HealthLeaders Media
ACO sign-ups for 2024 are underway. Policy changes have helped, but more work is needed, experts say June 8 Fierce Healthcare
Docs, hospitals want more Medicare risk options May 31 POLITICO
The Keys to CentraCare’s Success as a Medicaid ACO May 9 Healthcare Innovation
CMS Official Sees Rosy Future for ACOs May 8 MedPage Today
Want to Make Your ACO a High Performer? Here Are the Keys May 5 MedPage Today
At Spring Conference, NAACOS Quality Award Winners Share Keys to Innovation May 4 Healthcare Innovation
NAACOS Offers Guidance for Hybrid Primary Care Payment Model in MSSP April 14 RevCycle Intelligence
Healthcare groups ask CMS to create hybrid primary care payment option March 28 Health Exec
Healthcare Orgs Push for Hybrid Primary Care Payment Option in MSSP March 27 RevCycle Intelligence
Providers want CMS to create new payment methods to boost primary care March 26 Fierce Healthcare
NAACOS, AMA Push for Long-Term Value-Based Care Efforts February 24 RevCycle Intelligence
In federal ACO programs, advocates see signs of slow but steady progress February 23 HFMA
Calling on Congress: Lawmakers urged to support a transition to value-based care February 17 BenefitsPRO
Physicians groups to Congress: Do more to help with payment reform February 14 Medical Economics
Home-Based Care Wins Included In The $1.66T Omnibus Spending Bill January 30 Home Health Care News
Outlook Bright for CMS ACO Programs, Says Signify’s Gronniger January 20 Managed Healthcare Executive
Providers seek more incentives in ACO REACH to target highly underserved areas January 18 Fierce Healthcare
New ACOs Push CMS Closer to Accountable Care Goals January 18 RevCycle Intelligence
CMS releases three initiatives to grow Medicare ACO participation January 18 Healthcare Finance
CMS Touts Participation in ACO Models for 2023 January 18 AJMC
ACO REACH expanding in 2023 January 18 Becker’s Payer Issues
CMS: More providers serving as ACOs in 2023 amid new reforms and scrutiny January 17 Fierce Healthcare
REACH ACOs Expand in 2023, Most Offer 3-Day Stay Waiver for Skilled Nursing Care January 17 Skilled Nursing News
Medicare ACO participation increases in 2023 January 17 Medical Economics
A Dip in MSSP ACO Numbers, But Up Is the Direction in ACO Reach, CMS Announces January 17 Managed Healthcare Executive
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