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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule on Nov. 1, 2022, which impacts Medicare Part B...

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) under the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized changes that are projected to significantly expand...

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) under the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized changes that are projected to...

The agency finalized updates to the program that are expected to generate more than $650 million in savings. 

While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is touting the behavioral health and other benefits of the physician fee schedule final rule released Tuesday, physicians are denouncing its 4.5% payment decrease caused by statutory-mandated cuts. The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule reflects the end of the temporary 3% supplemental increase from 2022. The

Accountable Care Organizations treating a higher percentage of patients in racial and ethnic minority groups are much more likely to exit the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) than ACOs treating mostly white beneficiaries, according to new research published in JAMA Health Forum. These ACOs – called "high-proportion" ACOs – also are more likely to care for patients with

Value-based care advocates generally support CMS' plans for the Medicare Shared Savings Program but argue the agency do more to support the initiative.

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This is the fifth consecutive year the program has achieved savings by working with Accountable Care Organizations. Participating ACOs also had better quality measures for physical and mental health conditions than those not in the program.

The Medicare Shared Savings Program, by working with Accountable Care Organizations, saved Medicare $1.66 billion in 2021 compared to spending targets, the fifth consecutive year the program has generated overall savings, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These savings were confirmed by the National Association of ACOs, which found that MSSP