UnityPoint Accountable Care Announces More Than $9.5 Million In Shared Savings

UnityPoint Accountable Care (UAC) is announcing more than $9.5 million in shared savings based on quality and cost performance in the Medicare Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model. As a subsidiary of UnityPoint Health and one of the largest accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the nation, UAC saw total shared savings of $9,534,791.31 for the 2018 calendar year.

Recent results posted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Next Generation ACO Model show significant progress in the delivery of value-based care. The Next Generation ACO Model requires participating health care organizations . . .