Yesterday CMS submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposed rule to make changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers participating in ACOs. These changes would apply to existing ACOs and approved ACO applicants participating in the program beginning January 1, 2016. The text of the rule is not available until it is cleared by OMB and sent to the Federal Register.
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