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 ...

Shared savings and gainsharing are two ways to align providers’ interests to decrease healthcare costs as the healthcare industry transition from volume to value. Gainsharing is the direct payment by ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — A new study from South Dakota State University found that cost-share programs are effective in helping farmers adopt cover crop practices earlier on their farming operations.