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MSSP ACOs saves Medicare $2.1 billion in 2023, the largest savings in program history

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Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.1 billion, the largest yearly savings in program history, in 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed on Tuesday. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare $2.1

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ACOs saved Medicare $2.7B to date, outpacing CMS estimates

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Accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Programs have saved Medicare $2.7 billion to date, including $859 million in 2016, according to a new analysis commissioned by NAACOS. billion more than CMS estimates.

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Farzad Mostashari: CMS should look to Medicare Advantage to improve accountable care

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HHS Secretary Alex Azar has made it clear that the transition to value-based care is one of his priorities. To help meet that goal and support accountable care organizations, he should look to Medicare Advantage for inspiration, say Farzad Mostashari, M.D., and Travis Broome.

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OIG: Medicare ACOs have yet to realize full potential of health IT

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Medicare accountable care organizations aren't using electronic health records to their potential, a new report shows.

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How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care? – #HITsm Chat Topic

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This week’s chat will be hosted by Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome) on the topic “How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care?” ” Half of Medicare beneficiaries who could be in an ACO are now in an ACO. […].

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Why hospital associations are dipping their toes into state-based Medicare ACOs

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To build scale and drive greater savings, providers in some regions are banding together in statewide Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).

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ACOs saved Medicare $755M from 2013 to 2017, new analysis finds

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Accountable care organizations lowered Medicare spending by $755 million from 2013 to 2017, a new analysis found.