Statement on Changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program

By Blair Childs, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

The Premier healthcare alliance appreciates that CMS will delay the transition to new Medicare Shared Savings Program quality reporting requirements, as we recommended. We are encouraged that CMS has recognized the significant burden associated with these changes. We look forward to continuing to work with CMS to determine the best approaches for:

• Limiting ACO reporting to the aligned population
• Setting performance benchmarks in advance
• Defining an MSSP quality measure set that reflects the comprehensive care provided by ACOs
• Retaining a pay-for-reporting option for new entities or when measures are newly introduced or modified