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CMS finalized changes to shorten the time ACOs can stay in one-sided risk models and dropped shared savings to 40%.

ACOs have saved Medicare $2.7 billion, according to an analysis commissioned by NAACOS. CMS estimates pegged savings at $1.6 billion.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged CMS to reconsider changes to the ACO program.

Proposed changes to the federal ACO model would cut the knees out from under the program, board members of the National Association of ACOs said.

NAACOs found a huge difference in how much ACOs save the Medicare program—a difference that has profound policy implications, it says.

New data released by CMS shows Track 1 ACOs cut Medicare costs by $291 million.

More than 120 new participants have joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to data from CMS.

A recent survey suggests ACOs ready to take on increased financial risk, but care delivery changes may dictate the pace of future development.

Ten provider associations have added their voices to the call for the government to count Medicare Advantage to qualify under MACRA as early as 2019.