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The Medicare Shared Savings Program lets hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare professionals create or join an accountable care organization (ACO). An ACO’s goal is to provide coordinated ...
The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) encourages healthcare providers to form Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to improve patient care and reduce costs. Learn more.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) proposed the initial set of guidelines for the establishment of ACOs under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (PPACA Section 3201) on March 31, 2011. These guidelines stipulate the necessary steps that physician, hospital and other health care provider groups must complete to become an ACO.
Medicare beneficiaries will be assigned to a PGP based on use of primary care physician services rather than use of services provided by physicians of any specialty; and; New quality measures have been added. [23] PGPs have the option of transitioning to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. [24]
The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) was established by section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act. It is the program by which an accountable care organization interacts with the federal government, and by which accountable care organizations can be created. [109] It is a fee-for-service model.
Understanding Medicare Savings Programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides health care to individuals aged 65 and older, and certain people with disabilities who are under 65. Those who ...
The Affordable Care Act mandated the creation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It was created to test new "payment and delivery system models" to be used by " Medicare , Medicaid , and the Children's Health Insurance Program ."
Conway also helped create Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the Medicare shared savings program, [8] and led the CMS Innovation Center to transform the Medicare program, moving from zero payments in alternative payment models based on value to over 30% of Medicare payments.