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09 March 2026 - by Noah Champagne, Katherine Brinkers
We detail the Medicare fee-for-service catheter billing anomalies observed during 2025 and discuss the implications for affordable care organizations.
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27 February 2026 - by Austin Barrington, Noah Champagne, Chris Smith, Rebecca Smith
We detail key information for stakeholders on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s new payment framework.
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08 January 2026 - by Noah Champagne, Sam Shellabarger, Rebecca Smith
Read about the five key regulatory and economic issues for ACOs that Milliman is watching in 2026
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08 January 2026 - by Emma Kramer, Noah Champagne, Chris Smith
We identify several critical questions ACOs will need to ask about LEAD, a new healthcare model announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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20 November 2025 - by Noah Champagne, Harsha Mirchandani, Danielle Rubin
We detail characteristics and impact of the Ambulatory Specialty Model, a framework proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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03 September 2025 - by Alyssa Pennini, Christopher Murphy, Maggie Alston, Noah Champagne, Pamela M. Pelizzari
The Transforming Episode Accountability Model, Medicare’s new approach for bundled payments, will impact a wide variety of acute care hospitals nationwide.
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17 June 2025 - by Tabish Shaikh, Chris Smith, Emma Kramer, Noah Champagne, Nathaniel Jacobson
We put the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's 2026 updates to the ACO REACH program into context.
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03 February 2025 - by Sam Shellabarger, Brandin Kuklinski, Noah Champagne
We share some thoughts on how the Accountable Care Prospective Trend has introduced new risks and opportunities for ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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27 September 2024 - by David Byron, Noah Champagne, Tabish Shaikh
After the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s recent update for ACO REACH, we detail 11 feature changes and their impact.
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13 February 2024 - by Maggie Alston, Noah Champagne, Daniel DiNinno, Emma Kramer, Christopher Murphy
New data for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and ACO REACH models provide opportunities for managing referrals, but ACOs should know the data’s limitations.
