NAACOs

Top Earning ACOs Deliver Keys to Success

Accountable care organizations have been around in Medicare for more than a decade, generating more than $22 billion in savings and giving back more than $8 billion to the Medicare Trust Fund. But a handful of ACOs has consistently been at the top of the list of top savers, including…


NAACOS Largely Supports Proposed Changes to Medicare’s Largest ACO Program

By Aisha Pittman MPH & Clif Gaus ScD – NAACOS has been advocating for several changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. We push for policies we feel would increase participation in accountable care organizations and help CMS reach its stated goal of having all Medicare beneficiaries in a relationship accountable for quality and total cost of care by 2030.



Register for the NAACOS Fall 2023 Conference

Starts on September 20th in Washington DC – NAACOS conferences are the only ACO events exclusively organized by ACOs. The two-day in-person event with pre-conference activities will feature the insights of CMS officials, ACO leaders, and policy insiders. Early bird special ends Aug. 4th.



ACO Quality Changes Stall Drive to the Future

By Megan Reyna MSN RN & Jennifer Gasperini – ACOs will be required to report MIPS CQMs by 2025. CMS stated goal in transitioning to these new reporting approaches is to decrease administrative burden by replacing CMS’ existing manual reporting system, with electronic quality reporting.