Fact Based List:

7 Things to Know about 2014 Pioneer ACO Performance

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  1. During 2014, Pioneer ACOs generated total savings of $120 million, an increase of 24% from 2013 ($96 million),and 2012 ($88 million).
  2. Of 15 Pioneer ACOs who generated savings, 11 qualified for shared savings payments of $82 million
  3. Of 5 Pioneer ACOs who generated losses, three owed shared losses, paying CMS $9 million
  4. Average Pioneer savings per ACO increased from $2.7 million per ACO in 2012 to $4.2 million per ACO in 2013 to $6.0 million per ACO in 2014
  5. The mean quality score among Pioneer ACOs increased to 87.2 percent in 2014 from 85.2 percent in 2013, and 71.8 percent in 2013
  6. Pioneer AOCs showed improvements in 28 of 33 quality measures and experienced average improvements of 3.6% across all quality measures compared to 2013
  7. Pioneer ACOs improved the average performance score for patient and caregiver experience in 5 out of 7 measures compared to 2013

Source: CMS Fact Sheet, Medicare ACOs Provide Improved Care While Slowing Cost Growth in 2014
Source URL: https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheet...