Press Releases

Accountable for Health supports the introduction of the bipartisan Patients First Act and looks forward to working with the bill's sponsors to strengthen these proposals and ensure they maximize physician participation in accountable care and improve quality while lowering costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Accountable for Health is encouraged that CMS’s 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule recognizes the central role primary care must play in building a stronger, more sustainable Medicare program.

Accountable for Health welcomed 2024 ACO REACH results, which showed nearly $1 billion in net Medicare savings while maintaining strong quality, further demonstrating the value of accountable care. We also urged policymakers to modernize how accountable care models are evaluated so assessments better reflect today's landscape and the latest evidence.

A4H’s Kidney Care Coalition released two new papers urging CMS to preserve and strengthen accountable kidney care after the CKCC Model ends in 2027. The papers warn against misreading early CKCC results, highlight independent analysis showing stronger savings potential, and outline a roadmap to ensure Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to coordinated, patient-centered care.

New data show that Medicare beneficiaries receive more primary and preventive care when their doctors are accountable for outcomes. The gains are largest in two-sided ACOs and among dually eligible beneficiaries, underscoring how accountable care models improve access, coordination, and value in Medicare.

Accountable for Health welcomed new legislation to establish a permanent, full-risk accountable care organization model in Medicare, building on more than a decade of successful Innovation Center models. The bill would codify key features that have driven savings and improved outcomes, including full financial accountability and more flexible payment options.

Accountable for Health applauded a federal court decision dismissing a challenge to Medicare’s updated payment policy for skin substitutes, allowing 2025 reforms to remain in place. The ruling preserves changes that significantly reduce excessive spending and address incentives for overuse that had driven costs to surge in recent years. The decision supports a more sustainable and accountable Medicare program.

New data show that Medicare beneficiaries receive more primary and preventive care when their doctors are accountable for outcomes. The gains are largest in two-sided ACOs and among dually eligible beneficiaries, underscoring how accountable care models improve access, coordination, and value in Medicare.

Accountable for Health applauds congressional leaders for proposing an extension of incentive payments for participation in Advanced Alternative Payment Models in the FY2026 Labor–Health and Human Services spending bill, including a one-time, 3.1% incentive payment recognizing Advanced APM participation in 2026.

Accountable for Health welcomes CMS’s announcement of the LEAD Model and its long-term commitment to accountable care in traditional Medicare.

Accountable for Health (A4H) congratulates the CMS Innovation Center on today’s announcement of the new ACCESS Model. This initiative marks an important step toward modernizing care delivery in Original Medicare and empowering clinicians to use technology-supported tools to prevent disease and support people living with chronic conditions.

Accountable for Health urges Congress to act on a comprehensive, long-term solution for both telehealth and Hospital at Home. These programs are now foundational to modern accountable care, and extending them permanently will strengthen care delivery, support clinicians, and ensure Medicare beneficiaries continue to receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Accountable for Health applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for finalizing its commonsense proposal to curb waste and abuse in the use of skin substitutes under Medicare.

Accountable for Health weighs in supporting the position that the Full Risk Option for ACO’s should be made permanent.

Accountable for Health released this statement to urge Congress to revisit physician payment policy that creates strong, meaningful incentives for participation in two-sided risk arrangements.

Accountable for Health released this statement in response to the 2026 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which was released on Monday July 14 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Introducing the launch of a new Alliance focused on improving models of care for the most complex and vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries to strengthen and continue the model beyond its current expiration date in 2026.

A4H thanks lawmakers for showing strong support for the continued development and expansion of innovative payment models.

Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center introduced ACO Primary Care Flex, a new accountable care organization model, to provide incentives for health care providers to transition from fee-for-service delivery to accountable care models that prioritize patient care and outcomes.

Following the introduction of the Value in Health Care Act in the U.S. Senate this week, Accountable for Health (A4H) announced its strong support for the legislation and its efforts to accelerate the adoption of accountable care models across the country.

Today, Berkeley Research Group (BRG) published a new report, “Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Financial Implications for Providers and Policymakers,” in partnership with Accountable for Health (A4H).

Accountable for Health appreciates recent Congressional attention to the expiring 3.5% incentive payment for clinicians participating in advanced alternative payment models (APMs). Advanced APMs have been working for over a decade to improve care delivery and lower costs.

A4H announced its support for the Value in Health Care Act, reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill proposes changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to incentivize participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).

A4H announced its support for the Value in Health Care Act, reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill proposes changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to incentivize participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).

Following the publication of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Accountable for Health (A4H) CEO Mara McDermott issued this statement.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a new primary care initiative – the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model – designed to enhance access to high-quality, accountable health care across America. A4H expresses our support.

Accountable for Health (A4H) today officially launched to help accelerate the transition from fee-for-service to more accountable health care models that improve outcomes and care experiences for people, expand access, and control costs.