Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $1.66 billion last year as value-based care providers brace for potential major changes to the program like new health equity measures.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 2021 was the fifth year in a row that ACOs generated overall savings for Medicare and met quality targets, Fierce Healthcare reports. The announcement comes roughly a month after the agency proposed several changes to entice smaller ACOs to enter the program and prevent an erosion of participation. Read more.
