MSSP ACO Proposed Rule

On January 28th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would refine the methodologies used for resetting benchmarks for accountable care organizations (ACOs) that continue to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) after their initial agreement period.

CMS will accept comments until March 28th. This document summarizes several major provisions of the proposed rule. The proposed rule is available here.