MSSP Estimated Savings from 2013 to 2021: 4 Takeaways

  1. The MSSP was associated with net losses to traditional Medicare of between $584 million and $1.423 billion
  2. Savings from MSSP-related reductions to Medicare Advantage (MA) benchmarks totaled between $4.480 billion and $4.923 billion.
  3. Across traditional Medicare and MA
  4. the MSSP was associated with net savings of between $3.057 billion and $4.339 billion.
  5. This represents approximately 0.075% of combined spending for traditional Medicare and MA.
Notes: MSSP refers to the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Source: JAMA Health Forum, "Estimated Savings From the Medicare Shared Savings Program," December 15, 2023 - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2812611