Tuesday, October 13, 2015

6 Things to Know about 2014 MSSP ACO Performance


1.    Ninety-two Shared Savings Program ACOs held spending $806 million below their targets and earned performance payments of more than $341 million as their share of program savings

2.    No MSSP ACOs owed CMS

3.    While total savings increased from 2013, the avg savings payments per MSSP ACO decreased ( $8.76 million per ACO in 2014 vs. $12.16 million in 2013

4.    An additional 89 ACOs reduced health care costs compared to their benchmark in 2014, but did not qualify for shared savings

5.    Among ACOs that entered the program in 2012, 37% generated shared savings, compared to 27% entering in 2013, and 19% entering in 2014

6.    Shared Savings Program ACOs that reported in both 2013 and 2014 improved on 27 of 33 quality measures

Source: CMS Fact Sheet, Medicare ACOs Provide Improved Care While Slowing Cost Growth in 2014

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