Fact Based List:

Seth Edwards: Six Reasons Why the Time is Right for a Medicare ACO

  1. MACRA reporting through a Medicare ACO reduces administrative burden and provides preferential scoring across each of the reporting categories
  2. Test and gain experience from a value-based payment model without taking actuarial down-side risk
  3. Position your organization for future success in a value-based payment environment
  4. Partner with physicians before a disruptor enters the market
  5. Access to Part A, B and D claims data
  6. Broad fraud and abuse waivers

Source: Action for Better Healthcare, May 1, 2017
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