Health Affairs

Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Part 2: Building On The ACO Model

Rather than bringing the same entities that have raised costs in Medicare Advantage into traditional Medicare through Direct Contracting, CMS should provide a multi-year strategy to make the ACO ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Physicians for a National Health Program: Doctors and Health Advocates to HHS Secretary Becerra – End Medicare Direct Contracting, Don't Tweak It

"Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) and their Wall Street investors hoped they could fly under the radar of seniors, health care advocates, and members of Congress," said Dr. Susan Rogers, president ...
Healthcare Dive

Defunct direct contracting model saved Medicare $372M last year

Organizations in a discontinued Medicare accountable care model saved the program $372 million in 2022, more than five times the prior year, according to recent data from the CMS. Direct contracting ...