Most ACOs Worried About Rising Advanced APM Thresholds Next Year

A new survey confirms a growing concern among accountable care organizations (ACOs) – most ACOs are unlikely to meet rising participation thresholds for MACRA’s Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in 2021.

The survey from the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) recently found that more than 90 percent of ACOs participating in an Advanced APM, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Next Generation ACO Model, are concerned they will not meet the new threshold to secure the 5 percent incentive payment under MACRA.

And that concern is validated by survey data, NAACOS highlighted.

About 96 percent of the 216 ACO respondents would not meet the 2021 thresholds based on their performance in 2020 and would therefore not receive the incentive payment during the corresponding payment period.

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