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09 March 2026 - by Ann Conmy, Annie P Hallum, Nicholas Johnson, Charlie Mills, Chris Smith
We explore what the Medicare-Medicaid integration opportunity could mean for states as the CMS’s new ACO LEAD model details are released.
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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 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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26 November 2025 - by Chris Smith, Sam Shellabarger
The Accountable Care Prospective Trend: We review its expected impact on Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO settlement results.
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13 August 2025 - by Chris Smith, Sam Shellabarger, Seth Fiala
With a change by CMS in the accountable care prospective trend in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, ACOs could leave potential savings on the table.
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23 July 2025 - by Charlie Mills, Chris Smith, Ranen Oomen-Danckert
Under the Pathways to Success rule, ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program must carefully evaluate whether to use prospective or retrospective assignment.
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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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07 April 2025 - by Sam Shellabarger, Chris Smith
ACOs should make data-informed decisions each year about their participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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18 March 2025 - by Chris Smith, Erin Birkeland, Brandin Kuklinski
With an eye toward the next performance year, we discuss some considerations for accountable care organizations under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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19 February 2025 - by Tyler Edwards, Scott Jones, Chris Smith
We review important considerations for accountable care organizations participating in Medicare’s ACO REACH model.
