Despite critics claims that Medicare accountable care organizations’ (ACO) savings are modest at best, CMS said the programs resulted in nearly $740 million in net 2018 savings, up from $314 million the previous year.
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CMS: ACO savings more than doubled in 2018
Source: ACDIS
Despite critics claims that Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) savings are modest at best, CMS said the programs resulted in nearly $740 million in net 2018 savings, up from $314 million the previous year.
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Q&A: Billing for separate, unrelated items in a clinical trial
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