Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 27. September 2012 11:27
An outstanding study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 12, 2012 demonstrates that the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD) achieved significant cost savings and improved care for Medicare/Medicaid eligible individuals over a five year period. The impact of the PGPD is important because it is the prototype for accountable care organizations (ACOs), an innovation adopted under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 11. July 2012 05:39
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on July 9 that 89 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) began serving Medicare beneficiaries in 40 States and the District of Columbia on July 1. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 24. May 2012 08:33
On May 17, the Massachusetts Senate passed S. 2260, which seeks to improve quality of care and reduce overall health costs in the Commonwealth through increased transparency, efficiency and innovation. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 10. May 2012 02:42
On May 4, the Massachusetts House of Representatives released its first draft of the Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H. 04070), a long-awaited bill to reform the Commonwealth's health care financing system. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. April 2012 07:52
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 10 that it has approved 27 accountable care organizations (ACOs) to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program authorized under section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 6. January 2012 03:31
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on December 19 that it has selected the first 32 health care organizations nationwide to participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 27. October 2011 05:58
CMS issued final rules on October 20 on accountable care organizations (ACOs), the centerpiece of the Medicare "shared savings" program to be launched next year under section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS estimates that as many as 270 ACOs could be formed over the next three years... [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 29. September 2011 10:24
CMS announced on September 19 that it will be making its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Database System available after October 19 to support implementation of the Medicare shared savings program and the Pioneer ACO Model. [More]
