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"Standardized risk-adjusted per capita Medicare spending in NGACO [Next-Generation Accountable Care Organization] markets of $9,638 is comparable to that of non-NGACO markets, at $9,519."
Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 9 Number 9, September 2018, "CMS Data on ACO Performance Plays Down MSSP Success, Touts Next-Gen Model Savings."

 
What's News
  Independent Study Shows ACOs Saved Medicare $1.84 Billion in 2013-2015
PR Newswire, September 11, 2018
 
     
  Hospital-led ACOs perform worse than those led by physicians, study finds
Becker's Hospital Review, September 6, 2018
 
     
  Even Upside-Only Medicare Aco Orgs Have Saved Money
HealthLeaders Media, August 31, 2018
 
     
  Next Generation ACOs saved Medicare $62M in 2016
Becker's Hospital Review, August 30, 2018
 
     
  ACOs taking risk in innovative payment model generate savings for patients
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, August 27, 2018
 
     
  Vermont ACO tests 1-night hospital-stay waiver
McKnight's Long-Term Care News, August 22, 2018
 
     
Medicare to cover some home visits for Next Gen ACOs
Becker's Hospital Review, August 20, 2018
     
  Medicaid ACOs on the Rise, but Differ Greatly Amongst States
Provider, August 17, 2018
 
     
  Patient-Centered Medical Homes Key to ACOs, Population Health
Health IT Analytics, August 15, 2018
 
     
  Leading Accountable Care Organization Group Opposes MSSP Overhauls
RevCycle Intelligence, August 14, 2018
 
     
  ACP: CMS ‘Pathway to Success’ is a bumpy one
Healio, August 14, 2018
 
     
Insights
  MSSP Produces Substantial Savings: New Policies Should Promote ACO Growth
Health Affairs Blog, September 11, 2018
 
     
  Can CMS’ Proposed ACO Changes Really Help Medicare Beneficiaries?
The Healthcare Blog, September 4, 2018
 
     
  ACOs transform physicians from entrepreneurs into salarymen
Healthcare Economist, August 29, 2018
 
     
  CMS’s proposed retooling of ACOs getting mixed reviews
Medical Economics, August 20, 2018
 
     
  Can Accountable Care Organizations Revolutionize the Health Care System?
The Benefits Guide, August 17, 2018
 
     
  Washington Highlights: CMS Issues Proposed Rule Making Changes to the MSSP
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), August 17, 2018
 
     
  Recent Progress In The Value Journey: Growth Of ACOs And VBP Models In 2018
Health Affairs Blog, August 14, 2018
 
     
This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • CMS Data on ACO Performance Plays Down MSSP Success, Touts Next-Gen Model Savings
  • Primary Care Group Sees Ties Between PCP Presence, Better ACO Quality
  • Tech Watch: Advances Emphasize Better Use of Data to Measure, Monitor Aspects of Accountability
  • Industry News with briefs regarding Turn-Key Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
  • Thought Leaders' Corner: "If MSSP ACOs are performing as well as it seems they are, does CMS need to be so aggressive in its suggested overhauls to the program, with its primary logic being that one-sided risk models are not generating savings?"
 
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