Medicare ACO Program Off To “Phenomenal Start,” CMS Official Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS has approved 27 Accountable Care Organizations for its first round of Shared Savings Program ACOs, bringing the number of participating organizations to 65 with previous Pioneer and Demonstration programs. It has another 150 applications under review for the July round of approvals.
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