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Over 200 Organizations Send CMS Letter Supporting Direct Contracting Models
February 14, 2022 – Over 200 organizations sent a letter to CMS emphasizing support for Direct Contracting models and the continued investment in value-based care.
Health Care Value Week Launch
January 6, 2022 – Value-based health care models have been at the core of health care improvement efforts for decades. By improving quality of care, reducing costs, and eliminating a range of health disparities, new payment and delivery system transformation models continue to demonstrate their power to address the most intractable health care challenges across [...]
Members of Congress Urge House Leadership to Stop MACRA APM Threshold Cliff
September 21, 2020 – Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy encouraging the House to take action to ensure that entities participating in value-based care contracts continue to qualify for bonuses intended to reward clinicians that participate in performance-based risk in traditional Medicare. [...]
CMS Extends Next Gen ACO Model for 2021
June 3, 2020 – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced that the Next Generation ACO model will be extended for an additional year. On behalf of our 21 ACO members and the thousands of patients we serve across the country, the Next Generation ACO Coalition thanks CMS and [...]
CMS Releases Proposed Rule Overhauling Medicare Shared Savings Program
August 14, 2018 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a long-awaited proposed rule that would revamp the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Among key changes, the rule reduces the amount of time ACOs can spend in upside-only arrangements (where they are eligible to share in savings [...]