CMS UNVEILS THREE NEW ACO INITIATIVES

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) – part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – recently announced three new initiatives related to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

The three initiatives were authorized by the new healthcare reform law and are designed to assist providers on their paths to becoming ACOs. They also take into account stakeholders’ concerns that the ACO pathway be less costly and less burdensome.

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