The State of Accountable Care: Evidence to Date and Next Steps
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The State of Accountable Care: Evidence to Date and Next Steps
The State of Accountable Care: Evidence to Date and Next Steps

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP): Looking Ahead

Big Issues for ACOs Going Forward
Over the past few years, more than 600 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have formed across the country, charged with the dual goals of improving health while also reducing health care costs. Increasingly, evidence on how public and private ACOs are progressing toward these goals is beginning to emerge. Based on these results, major regulatory changes are anticipated in the months ahead that will impact accountable care programs in Medicare, as well as future uptake within the private sector.
On October 20, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform hosted a half day forum to assess the latest evidence on accountable care, discuss strategies to overcome unique ACO challenges, and provide an overview of accountable care reforms. Sean Cavanaugh of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided keynote remarks on the latest Medicare ACO results and potential changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Panel sessions featured leading experts in ACO research, implementation and health care policy.
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Agenda
The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP): Looking Ahead
Sean Cavanaugh
Deputy Administrator & Director - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
ACO Policy Issues and Solutions on the Horizon
Mark Wagar
President - Heritage Medical Systems
Joe Damore
Vice President, Population Health Management - Premier Healthcare Alliance
Mark Miller
Executive Director - Medicare Payment Advisory Committee
Paul B. Ginsburg
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Senior Fellow - USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
Welcome and Overview
What We Know About ACOs So Far
Michael Randall
Vice President, Clinical Innovation - Advocate Physician Partners
Marcus Zachary
Senior Medical Director - Brown and Toland Medical Group
J. Michael McWilliams
Visiting Scholar - USC Schaeffer Center
Warren Alpert Foundation Professor, Health Care Policy - Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
David Muhlestein
Director of Research - Leavitt Partners
Break
Michael Randall
Vice President, Clinical Innovation - Advocate Physician Partners
Marcus Zachary
Senior Medical Director - Brown and Toland Medical Group
J. Michael McWilliams
Visiting Scholar - USC Schaeffer Center
Warren Alpert Foundation Professor, Health Care Policy - Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
David Muhlestein
Director of Research - Leavitt Partners
Big Issues for ACOs Going Forward
Kelly Taylor
Director, Care Management and Quality - Mercy Clinics
Jennifer Sweeney
Vice President - National Partnership for Women & Families
Morey Menacker
President and CEO - Hackensack Alliance Accountable Care Organization
Closing Remarks
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