A 12-page Executive Summary offering summary highlights for 22 Accountable Care Organizations and ACO solutions companies regarding their successes during the most recent MSSP performance year.
JAMA Internal Medicine: First-year Effects on Medicare Beneficiaries Whose Primary Care Physician (PCP) Stopped Practicing
- 18.4% fewer primary care visits compared with those who did not lose a PCP
- 6.2% more specialty care visits compared with those who did not lose a PCP
- 17.8% more urgent care visits compared with those who did not lose a PCP
- 3.1% more emergency department visits compared with those who did not lose a PCP
- Greater spending ($189 per beneficiary-year) after PCP exit compared with those who did not lose a PCP
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine, November 16, 2020 - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2773066?…