Assisted living can be an important partner in value-based care, saving the government $390 million annually, according to one estimate, but CMS must develop a new ACO model focused on such settings ...

Long-term care operators are again calling on regulators to give them more control in accountable care organizations, a move they say could save Medicare $2 billion or more per year.

CMMI has spent more than a decade learning which organizations consistently deliver high-value care. The next step is to let ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

I went to write about a group’s suggested policy change and a turf war broke out. Luckily, no cuts, bruises or scrapes resulted. But if they had, we would have been well equipped because physicians ...

Accountable care organizations in the ACO Reach program can claim credit for saving the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hundreds of millions of dollars. ACO Reach participants racked up ...

Mr. Crane says the ACO model is very similar to a capitated model, where providers get a set payment for all services and have to keep expenses in check. While physician groups in the rest of the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, recently released a request for applications seeking accountable care organizations (ACOs) to engage ...

Since joining the model in 2021, agilon REACH ACOs achieved $281 million in gross savings, including $71 million in savings to Medicare Trust Fund AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- agilon health, inc. ...

Many hospitals are now reconsidering their options to set up accountable care organizations. Given the proposed rules and regulations, it is unlikely that many will pursue a Medicare Shared Savings ...