ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated $314 million in net savings to Medicare in 2017, when incorporating bonuses paid to the ACOs, according to MSSP performance data released by CMS Aug. 30.
In the 2017 performance year, 472 ACOs covering 9 million beneficiaries participated in the MSSP program, according to the National Association of ACOs. The ACOs achieved gross savings of $1.1 billion, with $800 million in shared savings bonuses paid to ACOs. Sixty percent of ACOs saved money in 2017 and 34 percent earned shared savings. That's up from 56 percent and 31 percent in 2016, respectively.
The most recent results show ACOs that participate in the program for a longer period of time are more likely to earn shared savings and save Medicare money, according to NAACOs.
Here are 10 ACOs that achieved the highest shared savings in 2017.
1. Millennium ACO (Fort Myers, Fla.) — $29.7 million
2. Palm Beach ACO (Palm Springs, Fla.) — $28.5 million
3. AMITA Health ACO (Arlington Heights, Ill.) — $27.3 million
4. USMM Accountable Care Partners (Troy, Mich.) — $20.8 million
5. Physician Organization of Michigan ACO (Ann Arbor) — $20.7 million
6. Scottsdale (Ariz.) Health Partners — $19.5 million
7. Hackensack (N.J.) Alliance ACO — $18.2 million
8. Privia Quality Network (Arlington, Va.) — $18.1 million
9. Baptist Integrated Physician Partners (Dallas) — $17.5 million
10. Memorial Hermann ACO (Houston) — $14.5 million
Here are 10 ACOs with the lowest shared savings in 2017.
1. UCHealth Integrated Network (Aurora, Colo.) — -$4.7 million
2. MedStar Accountable Care (Baltimore) — -$3 million
3. Oregon ACO (Salem, Ore.) — -$2.8 million
4. Mercy Health Select (Cincinnati)— -$2.3 million
5. North Collaborative Care (Robbinsdale, Minn.) — -$1.5 million
6. Lifespan Health Alliance (Providence, R.I.) — -$1.5 million
7. Mercy Health Network ACO (Clive, Iowa) — -$921,401
8. TC2 (Macon, Ga.) — -$845,869
9. Banner Network Colorado (Greeley) — -$663,357
10. MUSC Health Alliance (Charleston, S.C.) — -$291,310
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