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CMS Revises ACO Program To Increase Participation

Published on Fri Jun 12, 2015

You’d better polish up your negotiating skills, because it looks like Medicare Accountable Care Organizations aren’t going away any time soon. CMS has issued a rule that it says will make the ACO program more flexible and will “grow participation,” according to a statement. The program has faced criticism for overly stringent benchmarks and other problems leading organizations to drop [...]
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