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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News September 2021

"We have heard from ACOs that the work they were engaged in before the pandemic to coordinate care and improve quality enabled them to better respond to COVID-19. They were able to work quickly to transition to telehealth and continue to provide needed access to care, and they were able to provide the team-based services needed to address the full spectrum of issues arising from the pandemic, ranging from community prevention and health-related social needs to end-of-life support for patients and their families."
- Meena Seshamani MD PhD, Deputy Administrator at CMS

The Medicare Shared Savings Program -- the ACO model that served 10.6 million seniors in 2020 -- collectively saved Medicare $4.1 billion last year, NAACOS says, and $1.9 billion after accounting for shared savings payments. Other key points from the ACO results include $390 in gross savings per beneficiary; 345 out of 513, or 67%, of ACOs earned shared savings; and ACOs earned $2.3 billion in shared savings payments.

Source: Accountable Care News, Volume 12 Number 9, September 2021, "ACO Performance: NAACOS: ‘Medicare ACOs Increased Savings for 7th Straight Year’."

	5 ACOs with the Highest Total Earned Shared Savings in 2020 1. Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization - $54.3 Million 2. Steward National Care Network, Inc. - $51.5 Million 3. Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance - $47.1 Million 4. Mass General Brigham ACO, LLC - $46.7 Million 5. Privia Quality Network, LLC - $42.2 Million Notes: From an article entitled, "10 ACOs with the Highest Shared Savings Payments in 2020," based on CMS data updated August 25. Source: RevCycle Intelligence, September 2, 2021
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