Author: Dorron Blumberg

National Association of ACOs Urges Reforms to Increase ACO Growth and Savings

 

September 15 2020 – Medicare’s largest alternative payment model by far had another record year of savings while continuing to provide high-quality care, as shown by data on 2019 performance released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Medicare Shared Savings Program, the accountable care organization (ACO) model that served 11.2 million seniors in 2019, collectively saved Medicare $2.6 billion last year, and $1.2 billion after accounting for shared savings bonuses and collecting shared loss payments.
 

 

COVID-19 made other plans for us.  Obviously, the pandemic has changed everyone’s routines.  Back in early March, it seemed we would be changing our habits for a couple of weeks or a month and then things would be “back to normal.”  At that point, it seemed fine to delay our regular routines-such as doctors’ visits and any sort of non-urgent care.