Nearly All Pioneer ACOs Threaten To Drop Out Of Demo-insidehealthpolicy: One of CMS' highest profile health care delivery reform initiatives is on rocky ground as most of the Pioneer ACOs are threatening to drop out of the demonstration if CMS makes them start meeting quality measures instead of merely requiring that they report the measures, according to a letter obtained by Inside Health Policy. The accountable care organizations say the quality metrics are a poor measure of performance, and their complaint could have implications for all Medicare pay systems because CMS is moving toward basing pay on how providers perform. The Pioneer ACOs were supposed to be the few shining examples of organizations that could handle outcomes-based pay.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Nearly All Pioneer ACOs Threaten To Drop Out Of Demo
Nearly All Pioneer ACOs Threaten To Drop Out Of Demo-insidehealthpolicy: One of CMS' highest profile health care delivery reform initiatives is on rocky ground as most of the Pioneer ACOs are threatening to drop out of the demonstration if CMS makes them start meeting quality measures instead of merely requiring that they report the measures, according to a letter obtained by Inside Health Policy. The accountable care organizations say the quality metrics are a poor measure of performance, and their complaint could have implications for all Medicare pay systems because CMS is moving toward basing pay on how providers perform. The Pioneer ACOs were supposed to be the few shining examples of organizations that could handle outcomes-based pay.
