ACOs Saved Medicare Nearly Twice As Much As CMS’ Estimates

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare nearly twice as much between 2013 and 2015 as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has estimated. According to CMS estimates ACOs in the Medicare Program saved $954 million; however, this estimate is based on an administrative formula to determine whether ACOs will receive shared savings payments based on whether each individual ACO met financial savings targets.  Actual total savings attributable to those ACOs total about $1.84 billion between 2013 and 2015.

These findings were reported in "Estimates of Savings by Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs" by researchers with Dobson DaVanzo . . .