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CMS is reviewing quality measures in its important Universal Measures initiative. In this article, we identify MA Star measures that should be retired to make quality measurement more consistent and meaningful across programs. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

Reader, they did it!!! grateful to CMSGov for extending the liquidity program to medical practices, and so grateful to all the physician advocacy groups for pressing the case, and for members of Congress for raising the issue!

1/ If you wanted to craft a CMS Innovation Center model with the best chance of improving care and reducing cost, this would be it. CMS nails it with the ACO PC Flex Mode a 🧵

Some of the best pizza in DC is actually pinsa from La Casina (327 7th St SE), a not so hidden spot following a recent Post Food write-up. A vegan version with ribbons of zucchini, eggplant, potato, tomato, and drizzle of pesto allows the charred, airy crust to take center stage.

so excited to have Aledade Nation converging on Chicago for our 2024 All-Staff Meeting It feels so grown up

On this week's ACO Show, Sean Cavanaugh and I break down the CMSGov Update on Medicare VBC Strategy- tip of the hat (and constructive criticism) for each of their major components: Alignment, Growth, Equity article healthaffairs.org/content/forefr… podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/164…

I have something to announce! We are so proud to welcome Michigan's Medical Advantage onto the Aledade team We have a very high bar for acquisitions and MAG cleared it in every way- in excellence, service, quality. Expanding our presence in MI from 35 to 700 practices.

Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing today on the “collapse” of independent medicine. As Exec Dir of Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care I know that independent practices are alive and well. As U.S. CBO has found, many are thriving in value based care models like ACOs. Read more👇🏻 medicaleconomics.com/view/independe…

grateful for indispensable role CMS played by injecting liquidity during Change Healthcare Hacks. "CMS said it has already recovered over 96% of CHOPD payments to date and that suppliers and providers of services are now successfully billing Medicare." finance.yahoo.com/news/us-plans-…

Meticulous methods, exhaustive data wrangling, systematic elimination of alternative explanations. a tour de force of research that quantifies what most health policy folks have long believed hospital price increases (eg through market power) hurts people, employers, communities

1/ The annual quick read and analysis of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that regulates the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is upon us, folks. like last year, there are a number of uncontroversial/incremental improvements there are also a couple of head-scratchers..

1/ I’m going to visit an Aledade practice near LA on Saturday I’m driving there … a brief update on the #ACOroadshow and how it’s going

1/ The character of each practice is so tied to the land it inhabits, none more so than our Colorado practice visit An active lifestyle matters to those who work in the practices and those they serve alike The mountains beauty even compelled us to start the day with a dawn hike

1/ Friends, after 2,600 miles we pulled into the parking lot of Dr Eric Hansen He bought the land and designed the office. He's going to do some branch cutting on the trees after we leave His 3 longtime staff and his wife support him it's *his practice* in every way possible

1/ Is Value-Based Care working? After a decade, we know this: The latest results for the largest such program just dropped. Giving primary care accountability for total cost and quality of care is good for patients, good for practices, and good for society. Let's dig in.

1/ A topic of great interest at #JPM was the "better than expected" 2026 Advance Rate Notice for Medicare Advantage that dropped on Friday I dug into the numbers - let me share what it might portend for plans and risk-taking providers in MA, after a tough couple of years (🚀)

Excited to announce the Aledade Policy Institute. Long way from 2015 when the policy team was half of my time while I also ran an ACO while doing my best impression of a data analyst, compliance officer, contract negotiator, and network developer. aledade.com/newsroom/aleda…

Why has value-based care adoption slowed? Because the transition isn’t just policy—it’s an innovation adoption challenge. In NEJM Catalyst, Farzad Mostashari and I explore how to bridge the chasm. catalyst.nejm.org/stoken/default… #ValueBasedCare #HealthcareInnovation #HealthTech #PrimaryCare

In ordinary times, this would get attention. CBO projects the Medicare Part A Trust Fund will be depleted in 2052, versus 2035 in last year's report. Also important, but still TBD, is the outlook for Medicare Part B spending, which affects premiums. cbo.gov/publication/61…