The Shared Savings Program is a voluntary program that encourages hospitals and healthcare professionals to join an accountable care organization (ACO). ACOs deliver high quality care to Medicare ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its Medicare Shared Savings Program application and will accept applications beginning Dec. 1. The application is available on the CMS website ...

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved $2.4 billion in 2024, according to data released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved over $2.1 billion in 2023, enhancing care quality through ACOs. ACOs showed significant improvements in quality measures, including diabetes control, cancer ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Through Medicare Savings Programs, low-income people with Medicare benefit from cost savings, as their premiums and, in some cases, cost-sharing, are covered through Medicaid at no cost. Information ...

In June 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a budget reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The legislation proposes a number of administrative changes to ...

Medicare’s largest value-based care program saved the government more than $2.1 billion last year — an all-time record, according to the CMS. Accountable care organizations, groups of providers that ...

Open enrollment is almost here — and experts say now’s the time to review your Medicare plan to make sure it fits your needs.

The Medicare Shared Savings Program encourages hospitals and other healthcare providers to form accountable care organizations (ACOs) to deliver coordinated, high quality care to Medicare enrollees ...