Dear John,

Join Health Affairs September 17 for a free virtual event with Brendan Saloner and Joshua Sharfstein discussing the current opioids policy landscape and what lies ahead.

This week, new CMS data showed that the Medicare Shared Savings Program reflected the largest savings for ACOs and the government since its inception more than a decade ago.

For today's Flashback Friday, let's take a look back at what Health Affairs has published on the topic of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Use Of Patient Health Survey Data For Risk Adjustment To Limit Distortionary Coding Incentives In Medicare

J. Michael McWilliams et al. (January 2025)

Benchmarking Changes And Selective Participation In The Medicare Shared Savings Program

Peter F. Lyu et al. (May 2023)

Implementing Administrative Benchmarks In The Medicare Shared Savings Program: Opportunities And Challenges

Robert Mechanic

Delegation Of Chronic Care Management In The Medicare Shared Savings Program

Sean Cavanaugh et al.

Medicare Shared Savings Program Mints $2B Win for Value-Based Care w/ Frank McStay

November 2024

Today's Featured Articles

Supreme Court Upholds NIH’s Termination of $800M in Grants w/ Katie Keith

Jeff Byers welcomes Katie Keith and Chris Fleming to the pod to discuss the recent Supreme Court case, American Public Health Association et al. v. National Institutes of Health et al., that explores the lawfulness of the NIH's termination of nearly $800 million worth of grant funding for programs due to DEI association.

Unpacking The Supreme Court’s Decision Over NIH Funding

Katie Keith and Andrew Twinamatsiko

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Deprofessionalization: An Emerging Threat To The Physician Workforce

Yul D. Ejnes

The Steward Debacle: Legal And Ethical Risks Of The New Breed Of Health Care For-Profits

Mary Beckman and Jill Horwitz