NAACOS: ACO Participation Dip Under New Rules Should Worry CMS

The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) called on CMS to pay close attention to what it sees as a dip in the number of new ACO participants for 2019 and lays out recommendations that could help entice new organizations to join the program. NAACOS in July said more than 100 new ACOs enter the program on average each year, but this year, just 41 new ACOs joined. In a Health Affairs blog in July, Verma said participation...