CMS has named 106 new accountable care organizations that will participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective Jan. 1.
With the addition of the 106 new organizations, as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries will be covered by a CMS ACO. According to CMS, the savings achieved by its ACOs could be up to $940 million in four years.
The new group of ACOs includes 15 Advance Payment Model ACOs, which are physician-based or rural organizations that will benefit from greater access to capital.
The application period for organizations wanting to participate in the MSSP in 2014 will begin this summer.
The 106 new ACOs named to the MSSP are listed here, with their service areas:
1. A.M. Beajow, MD Internal Medicine Associates ACO, P.C. (Nevada)
2. AAMC Collaborative Care Network (Maryland)
3. Accountable Care Clinical Services, PC (California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania)
4. Accountable Care Coalition of Central Georgia (Georgia)
5. Accountable Care Coalition of DeKalb (Georgia)
6. Accountable Care Coalition of Georgia (Georgia)
7. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Athens Georgia II (Georgia)
8. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Augusta & Statesboro (Georgia, South Carolina)
9. Accountable Care Coalition of New Mexico (New Mexico)
10. Accountable Care Coalition of North Central Florida (Florida)
11. Accountable Care Coalition of North Texas (Texas)
12. Accountable Care Coalition of Southern Georgia (Georgia)
13. Accountable Care Coalition of Western Georgia (Alabama, Georgia)
14. Accountable Care Organization of New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts)
15. ACO of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
16. Advocare Walgreens Well Network (New Jersey)
17. Affiliated Physicians IPA (California)
18. Akira Health (California)
19. Alegent Health Partners (Nebraska)
20. Alexian Brothers Accountable Care Organization (Illinois)
21. Amarillo Legacy Medical ACO (Texas)
22. American Health Alliance (Florida)
23. American Health Network of Ohio (Ohio)
24. APCN-ACO (California)
25. Arizona Care Network (Arizona)
26. Atlanticare Health Solutions (New Jersey)
27. AVETA Accountable Care (Puerto Rico)
28. BAROMA Health Partners (Florida)
29. Billings Clinic (Montana, Wyoming)
30. Bon Secours Good Helpcare (Kentucky, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia)
31. Cambridge Health Alliance (Massachusetts)
32. Cape Cod Health Network ACO (Massachusetts)
33. Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care (California)
34. Central Florida Physicians Trust (Florida)
35. Central Jersey ACO (New Jersey)
36. Christie Clinic Physician Services (Illinois)
37. Collaborative Care of Florida (Florida)
38. Collaborative Health ACO (Massachusetts)
39. Colorado Accountable Care (Colorado)
40. Community Health Network (Minnesota)
41. Diagnostic Clinic Walgreens Well Network (Florida)
42. Doctors Connected (Virginia)
43. Essential Care Partners II (Texas)
44. Fort Smith Physicians Alliance ACO (Arkansas, Oklahoma)
45. Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network (Washington)
46. Franciscan Union ACO (Illinois, Indiana)
47. GPIPA ACO (Arizona, New Mexico)
48. Hartford HealthCare Affordable Care Organization (Connecticut)
49. HHC ACO (New York)
50. HNMC Hospital/Physician ACO (New Jersey)
51. Independent Physicians' ACO of Chicago (Illinois)
52. Indiana Care Organization (Indiana)
53. Indiana Lakes ACO (Indiana)
54. Integral Healthcare (Florida)
55. Integrated ACO (Texas)
56. KCMPA (Kansas, Missouri)
57. KentuckyOne Health Partners (Indiana, Kentucky)
58. Keystone Accountable Care Organization (New York, Pennsylvania)
59. Lahey Clinical Performance Accountable Care Organization (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
60. Lower Shore ACO (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia)
61. Marshfield Clinic (Wisconsin)
62. Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland, Washington, D.C.)
63. MCM Accountable Care Organization (Florida)
64. Medicare Value Partners (Illinois)
65. Mercy ACO (Arkansas, Missouri)
66. Meridian Accountable Care Organization (New Jersey)
67. Meritage ACO (California)
68. Morehouse Choice ACO-ES (Georgia)
69. National ACO (California)
70. Nature Coast ACO (Florida)
71. NOMS ACO (Ohio)
72. Northeast Florida Accountable Care (Florida)
73. Northern Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland)
74. Northwest Ohio ACO (Michigan, Ohio)
75. Ochsner Accountable Care Network (Louisiana, Mississippi)
76. OneCare Vermont Accountable Care Organization (New Hampshire, Vermont)
77. Owensboro ACO (Indiana, Kentucky)
78. Paradigm ACO (Florida)
79. Partners in Care (Michigan)
80. Physician Organization of Michigan ACO (Michigan)
81. Physicians Collaborative Trust ACO (Florida)
82. Physicians HealthCare Collaborative (North Carolina)
83. Pioneer Valley Accountable Care (Connecticut, Massachusetts)
84. Primary Care Alliance (Florida)
85. Primary Partners ACIP (Florida)
86. ProCare Med (Florida)
87. ProHealth Physicians ACO (Connecticut)
88. Qualable Medical Professional (Tennessee, Virginia)
89. Rio Grande Valley Health Alliance (Texas)
90. Saint Francis HealthCare Partners ACO (Connecticut)
91. San Diego Independent ACO (California)
92. Scott & White Healthcare Walgreens Well Network (Texas)
93. SERPA-ACO (Nebraska)
94. South Florida ACO (Florida)
95. Southcoast Accountable Care Organization (Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
96. Southern Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland, Washington, D.C.)
97. St. Luke's Clinic Coordinated Care (Idaho, Oregon)
98. Summit Health-Virtua (New Jersey)
99. The Premier Health Care Network (Georgia, New Hampshire)
100. UCLA Faculty Practice Group
101. UW Health ACO (Wisconsin)
102. Virginia Collaborative Care (Virginia)
103. Wellmont Integrated Network (Tennessee, Virginia)
104. Winchester Community ACO (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
105. Yavapai Accountable Care (Arizona)
106. Yuma Accountable Care Organization (Arizona)
With the addition of the 106 new organizations, as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries will be covered by a CMS ACO. According to CMS, the savings achieved by its ACOs could be up to $940 million in four years.
The new group of ACOs includes 15 Advance Payment Model ACOs, which are physician-based or rural organizations that will benefit from greater access to capital.
The application period for organizations wanting to participate in the MSSP in 2014 will begin this summer.
The 106 new ACOs named to the MSSP are listed here, with their service areas:
1. A.M. Beajow, MD Internal Medicine Associates ACO, P.C. (Nevada)
2. AAMC Collaborative Care Network (Maryland)
3. Accountable Care Clinical Services, PC (California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania)
4. Accountable Care Coalition of Central Georgia (Georgia)
5. Accountable Care Coalition of DeKalb (Georgia)
6. Accountable Care Coalition of Georgia (Georgia)
7. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Athens Georgia II (Georgia)
8. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Augusta & Statesboro (Georgia, South Carolina)
9. Accountable Care Coalition of New Mexico (New Mexico)
10. Accountable Care Coalition of North Central Florida (Florida)
11. Accountable Care Coalition of North Texas (Texas)
12. Accountable Care Coalition of Southern Georgia (Georgia)
13. Accountable Care Coalition of Western Georgia (Alabama, Georgia)
14. Accountable Care Organization of New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts)
15. ACO of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
16. Advocare Walgreens Well Network (New Jersey)
17. Affiliated Physicians IPA (California)
18. Akira Health (California)
19. Alegent Health Partners (Nebraska)
20. Alexian Brothers Accountable Care Organization (Illinois)
21. Amarillo Legacy Medical ACO (Texas)
22. American Health Alliance (Florida)
23. American Health Network of Ohio (Ohio)
24. APCN-ACO (California)
25. Arizona Care Network (Arizona)
26. Atlanticare Health Solutions (New Jersey)
27. AVETA Accountable Care (Puerto Rico)
28. BAROMA Health Partners (Florida)
29. Billings Clinic (Montana, Wyoming)
30. Bon Secours Good Helpcare (Kentucky, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia)
31. Cambridge Health Alliance (Massachusetts)
32. Cape Cod Health Network ACO (Massachusetts)
33. Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care (California)
34. Central Florida Physicians Trust (Florida)
35. Central Jersey ACO (New Jersey)
36. Christie Clinic Physician Services (Illinois)
37. Collaborative Care of Florida (Florida)
38. Collaborative Health ACO (Massachusetts)
39. Colorado Accountable Care (Colorado)
40. Community Health Network (Minnesota)
41. Diagnostic Clinic Walgreens Well Network (Florida)
42. Doctors Connected (Virginia)
43. Essential Care Partners II (Texas)
44. Fort Smith Physicians Alliance ACO (Arkansas, Oklahoma)
45. Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network (Washington)
46. Franciscan Union ACO (Illinois, Indiana)
47. GPIPA ACO (Arizona, New Mexico)
48. Hartford HealthCare Affordable Care Organization (Connecticut)
49. HHC ACO (New York)
50. HNMC Hospital/Physician ACO (New Jersey)
51. Independent Physicians' ACO of Chicago (Illinois)
52. Indiana Care Organization (Indiana)
53. Indiana Lakes ACO (Indiana)
54. Integral Healthcare (Florida)
55. Integrated ACO (Texas)
56. KCMPA (Kansas, Missouri)
57. KentuckyOne Health Partners (Indiana, Kentucky)
58. Keystone Accountable Care Organization (New York, Pennsylvania)
59. Lahey Clinical Performance Accountable Care Organization (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
60. Lower Shore ACO (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia)
61. Marshfield Clinic (Wisconsin)
62. Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland, Washington, D.C.)
63. MCM Accountable Care Organization (Florida)
64. Medicare Value Partners (Illinois)
65. Mercy ACO (Arkansas, Missouri)
66. Meridian Accountable Care Organization (New Jersey)
67. Meritage ACO (California)
68. Morehouse Choice ACO-ES (Georgia)
69. National ACO (California)
70. Nature Coast ACO (Florida)
71. NOMS ACO (Ohio)
72. Northeast Florida Accountable Care (Florida)
73. Northern Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland)
74. Northwest Ohio ACO (Michigan, Ohio)
75. Ochsner Accountable Care Network (Louisiana, Mississippi)
76. OneCare Vermont Accountable Care Organization (New Hampshire, Vermont)
77. Owensboro ACO (Indiana, Kentucky)
78. Paradigm ACO (Florida)
79. Partners in Care (Michigan)
80. Physician Organization of Michigan ACO (Michigan)
81. Physicians Collaborative Trust ACO (Florida)
82. Physicians HealthCare Collaborative (North Carolina)
83. Pioneer Valley Accountable Care (Connecticut, Massachusetts)
84. Primary Care Alliance (Florida)
85. Primary Partners ACIP (Florida)
86. ProCare Med (Florida)
87. ProHealth Physicians ACO (Connecticut)
88. Qualable Medical Professional (Tennessee, Virginia)
89. Rio Grande Valley Health Alliance (Texas)
90. Saint Francis HealthCare Partners ACO (Connecticut)
91. San Diego Independent ACO (California)
92. Scott & White Healthcare Walgreens Well Network (Texas)
93. SERPA-ACO (Nebraska)
94. South Florida ACO (Florida)
95. Southcoast Accountable Care Organization (Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
96. Southern Maryland Collaborative Care (Maryland, Washington, D.C.)
97. St. Luke's Clinic Coordinated Care (Idaho, Oregon)
98. Summit Health-Virtua (New Jersey)
99. The Premier Health Care Network (Georgia, New Hampshire)
100. UCLA Faculty Practice Group
101. UW Health ACO (Wisconsin)
102. Virginia Collaborative Care (Virginia)
103. Wellmont Integrated Network (Tennessee, Virginia)
104. Winchester Community ACO (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
105. Yavapai Accountable Care (Arizona)
106. Yuma Accountable Care Organization (Arizona)