Accountable Care
Many physician practices lack the experience with data management and analysis needed to perform well in alternative payment methods, study says.
UnitedHealth Group's third quarter earnings from operations grew 12.3 percent over last year.
There is still a demand for voice and regular mail as communication methods, but that demand is shrinking.
CMS has made it clear that it wants health systems to share the risk of cost and outcomes.
ACO MSSP generated savings of $1.84 billion from 2013 to 2015, nearly double the $954 million estimated by CMS, according to NAACOS.
Agency evaluation of Next Gen sets stage for ACOs to qualify as Advanced APMs under MACRA and get incentive payments.
Administrator Seema Verma says it's time for ACOs to take on downside risk, in a proposal that would save Medicare $2.2 billion over 10 years.
Unlike a traditional ACO, providers can earn rewards for value-based performance but are not charged membership or service fees.
"The future of accountable care depends on scale," says Lynn Barr, CEO of Caravan Health.
Physician organizations come together to help medical groups better manage the messy transition to new payment models.