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Medicare ACOs participating in the Premier Inc. Population Health Management Collaborative “outperformed their peers by 21% in achieving shared savings since the start of ACO programs in 2012,” the company reports. PHMC ACOs cover 7% of all Medicare ACO participants, and “have reduced spending by $665 million,” a statement adds, or “13% of net Medicare ACO savings nationwide,” since 2012.

Source: "Volume 11 Number 3, March 2020, Program Performance: "Premier-Affiliated ACOs ‘Outperform Peers in Shared Savings by 21%’".
 

 
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