ACO & MSSP

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CMS’ CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule/MSSP final rule signals continued Trump administration support for ACO growth, with policies aimed at strengthening primary care, reducing duplicate billing, easing MSSP participation burdens, and accelerating prevention-oriented value-based payment—moves that position Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs as a core vehicle for cost control and care transformation. The strategic tension is shifting from whether MSSP will remain central to how quickly CMS can modernize ACO operations—especially quality reporting, attribution, benchmarking, and digital data exchange—while provider groups press for less administrative friction and more predictable financial incentives, as reflected in stakeholder reactions to the CY 2027 PFS/MSSP final rule and calls to modernize reporting through FHIR-enabled ACO quality infrastructure. For health systems, ACOs, and payers, the near-term priority is strategic readiness: building primary-care-centered population health capabilities, tightening billing compliance, and investing in interoperable quality/data workflows that can support MSSP performance as CMS pushes Medicare further toward accountable care.

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The ACO Technology You Have Today May Not Be Enough for What’s Coming

The following is a guest article by Theresa Hush, Co-Founder and CEO at Roji Health Intelligence The value-based care world—for which your ACO was built—has greatly altered. ACOs now have a much bigge...

Healthcare IT TodayNov 6, 2026

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Statement on the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule

Premier supports CMS’ finalized policies to strengthen the Medicare Shared Savings Program, reduce administrative burden and advance value-based care.

PremierNov 5, 2026

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