Why the study?
Does patient attribution to an ACO in the MSSP reduce postacute spending in Medicare beneficiaries?
Population
Fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with 25,544,650 patient-years, 8,395,426 hospital admissions, and…
Comparison
Patient attribution to an accountable care… vs Beneficiaries served by local non-ACO health…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2014
Authors
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MSSP participation was associated with lower postacute spending; leaves open whether ACOs deliver sustained Medicare savings without quality tradeoffs.
Does patient attribution to an ACO in the MSSP reduce postacute spending in Medicare beneficiaries?
Participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program is associated with significant reductions in postacute spending without apparent deterioration in quality of care.
McWilliams et al. (2017) studied this question.