Attributed to Aisha Pittman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs of the National Association of ACOs

JANUARY 21, 2025 – “NAACOS applauds Representatives Buchanan, Crenshaw, and Panetta for their leadership in introducing the Healthcare Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, a critical step toward ensuring a smooth and equitable transition to digital quality measurement within the ACO program.

“Digital quality measurement holds great promise for advancing population health by enabling seamless, real-time performance measurement. However, current CMS requirements pose significant challenges, as compiling data across diverse physician groups and hospitals—each operating with different EHR systems—remains a complex and costly endeavor.

“This legislation addresses these longstanding obstacles raised by NAACOS members by requiring CMS to pilot-test reporting approaches and delaying mandatory electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) reporting until 2030. These provisions will provide ACOs with the necessary time and resources to adapt effectively while ensuring quality improvement remains at the forefront of care delivery.”

About NAACOS. The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) represents more than 9.1 million beneficiary lives through Medicare’s population health-focused payment and delivery models. NAACOS is a member-led and member-owned nonprofit of more than 470 ACOs in Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance working on behalf of health systems and physician provider organizations across the nation to improve quality of care for patients and reduce health care cost.