CMS Revises Medicare Shared Savings Program's Performance Benchmarking Methodology to Encourage Continued Participation by Current Accountable Care Organizations

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), the nation's largest Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, to advance CMS's overall value-based care strategy of growth, alignment, and equity. While many of the changes seek to support new ACO participants, revisions to MSSP's performance benchmarking methodology aim to...
By: Baker Donelson