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Pioneer Model Saved Medicare Nearly $400 Million in Two Years

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

Read More

From the Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015

A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

That finding by independent actuaries makes the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model eligible to be expanded to larger group of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS officials said.

“This is a crucial milestone in our efforts to build a health-care system that delivers better care, spends our health-care dollars more wisely, and results in healthier people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement. Earlier this year, she announced a goal of moving 50% of Medicare payments to such value-based models by 2018.

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