How Is The Medicare ACO Performance Payment System Structured? An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report (OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Reports Book 2015)

ACOs were originally developed as a Medicare construct as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to improve care coordination and lower the cost of care. This report answers a number of questions related to the Medicare performance and reimbursement models for Medicare ACOs, including:
1. What Is An ACO?
2. What Is The Medicare Shared Savings Program?
3. How Are Beneficiaries Attributed Under The MSSP Model?
4. What Is The MSSP Reimbursement & Performance Model?
5. What Changes Are Being Made To The MSSP Program In 2016 & Beyond?
6. What Is Next Generation ACO Model?
7. How Are Beneficiaries Attributed Under The Next Generation Model?
8. What Is The Next Generation ACO Reimbursement & Performance Model?