Thank you for a great discussion on driving care transformation to advance equity and high quality, whole-person care.

It's not being mentioned here or in other news stories, but there are some important ACO-specific policies ending today. CMS will no longer remove COVID-related inpatient claims from spending and will only protect ACOs from 5/12 of shared losses. modernhealthcare.com/policy/covid-1…

From Andy Slavitt 🇺🇦 at #DukeMargolisPolicyConf: Even if everyone was in FFS, you'd still need value-based care. Even if 80% of Medicare were MA, plans could truly compete on value. So if it's 100% FFS or mostly MA, you still need accountable care. Duke-Margolis

NAACOS submitted a statement for the House W&M #healthcare Subcommittee on the recent hearing "Examining Policies that Inhibit Innovation and Patient Access" with key recommendations to drive #innovation in health care. Read the statement: naacos.com/statement-for-…

As CMSGov works to increase accountable care arrangements, The National Association of ACOS has heard more and more calls a full-risk option for ACOs. There isn't one in the Shared Savings Program. Smart story by Robert King. POLITICO Pro Meena Seshamani politico.com/newsletters/po…

.Shawn Martin tells Senate Finance Committee barriers exist for practices to move to value-based care, and Congress should work to remove these barriers. Agreed. Policy should incentivize doctors and hospitals to provide higher quality, lower cost care.

Read The National Association of ACOS statement on new CMS Innovation Center primary care model. Not allowing dual participation with ACOs undermines movement to total cost of care models. A better option is to allow ACOs to implement population-based payments for primary care. naacos.com/press-release-…

More on the importance of aligning primary care payment models and total cost of care models like ACOs.

"To better support ACO-based primary care practices, the Innovation Center is exploring ACO-based primary care model tests that may focus on practices in the Shared Savings Program." cms.gov/blog/cms-innov…

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“Several members of the House E&C Committee have told Robert the hearing will be the first step toward reform. Burgess added that he hopes for legislation in the second half of the year.”

“MACRA was a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to drive long-term system transformation.” — The National Association of ACOS naacos.com/press-release-…

My latest AMA: "Extending Medicare APM incentives is key to value-based care’s future." buff.ly/3PPL3Rx

Disappointed this wasn't the winner, but I'll take runner up!

Join us next week for everything your ACO needs to know on the proposed 2024 #Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule! Thurs. July 27, 3-4:15pm ET Register here: webinars.naacos.com/webinar_regist… #valuebasedcare #healthpolicy #webinar

Congress must pass the ‘Value in Health Care Act’ so #Medicare can better support patients, physicians, and other clinicians by prioritizing high-quality and coordinated care. Read the full statement from Alliance spokesperson Soumi Saha of Premier Inc.: bit.ly/3Km5v9d

Scoop: federal officials are investigating a potential $2 billion Medicare fraud scheme, involving misused data from hundreds of thousands of patients. Alleged fraud centers on mysterious spike in urinary catheter bills. With Lauren Weber D Keating. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Fascinating that this was first discovered by The National Association of ACOS. Says alot about what happens when economic incentives drive focus on cost and quality. Seems like we ought to add $2B into the savings column for ACOs. 😃 The National Association of ACOS washingtonpost.com/national-secur…