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By Soumi Saha, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Premier Inc.
Premier applauds CMS for addressing several aspects of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) that has historically limited provider participation. As Premier has long advocated, we must ensure that providers in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have an adequate budget, and that we create incentives for rural and other vulnerable providers to move to value. The new proposed rule enhances value-based incentives by:
We are disappointed, however, that CMS continues to set a low and high revenue distinction for ACOs as this can limit innovation and disincentivize cross-continuum collaboration.
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