The 2016 MSSP ACO Results
- Gabriella Biondo, MPH
- Dec 13, 2017
- 1 min read
The 2016 Medicare Shared Savings Program results were announced in November. Thirty one percent of ACOs participating achieved savings in the 2016 performance year, amounting to $700 million dollars in shared savings. Shared savings has slowed among older ACOs. The high performing ACOs performed notably better compared to their low performing peers; high performing ACOs cut inpatient spending by 5% while low performing ACOs saw an over 8% increase in costs. Maryland had twenty six ACOs participating in 2016, only eight achieved savings. The average quality score of the Maryland ACOs was 97.8%, which is 5.2% higher than the national average quality score of 92.6%.
Curious to know how your ACO performed in comparison to your peers? Check out the publicly available data here. It is easiest to explore the data by downloading the file in to Excel.
References
CMS. (2017, November). 2016 Medicare Shared Savings Program Organizations. Retrieved from Data.CMS.gov: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2016-Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Organizations/5kdu-cnmy/data
Daly, R. (2017). ACO Shared Savings Flatline in 2016. hfm.