CMS Finalizes ACO Rules: Good News for Providers
Susan HuntingtonOn June 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (“Final Rule”) on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) (Fed.…
Increased Medical Malpractice Risk in Next Generation ACO Model?
Eric FaderDay Pitney healthcare attorney Susan Huntington authored an article titled “The CMS Next Generation ACO Model Will It Increase Medical Malpractice Risk?” for the May…
CMS Announces Pioneer ACO Program Savings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on May 4 that a key pilot program, the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, saved Medicare $384…
Some Considerations Before New ACO Generation Arrives
Day Pitney healthcare attorney Susan Huntington authored an article titled “Some Considerations Before New ACO Generation Arrives” which was published in Law360 on April 9. …
HHS Announces “Next Generation ACO Model”
On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced, on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, the…
Medicare to Continue Shift to Value-Based Reimbursement
On January 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is testing new healthcare payment models to improve the quality…
CMS Seeks to Modify Rules for ACOs
Andrew FinanOn December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the issuance of a proposed rule to update and improve the Medicare Shared…
New $840 Million HHS Initiative Aims to Improve Patient Care, Reduce Costs
On October 23, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a four-year, $840 million initiative to incentivize medical providers “to rethink and…
CMS Extends Fraud and Abuse Waivers for ACOs
On October 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register an extension of the interim final rule on fraud…
CMS Announces Mixed Results for Medicare ACOs
On September 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that those accountable care organizations (ACOs) that have been in operation since 2012…