Next Generation ACOs Saved Medicare $558 Million In 2019

Medicare’s most advanced, greatest risk-taking accountable care organizations – the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (Next Gen ACO) Model – collectively saved Medicare $559 million last year, according to partial 2019 performance data made public today. These figures are impressive especially considering this data accounts for only 37 of the 41 Next Gen ACOs participating in 2019.

Importantly, these ACOs also hit an average quality score of 93.7 percent out of a perfect score of 100, improving care for 1.2 million seniors. After accounting for shared savings paid to ACOs for holding down costs and hitting quality targets . . .