MSSP results prove value-based care delivers healthy patients, returns

(BPT) - The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) achieved unprecedented results in 2024, marking the highest savings and participation rates since the program's inception. The program generated $2.5 billion in Medicare savings while distributing $4.1 billion in performance payments to physicians, a clear validation that coordinated care models can simultaneously improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs. 1

However, the difference in performance across the participating accountable care organizations (ACOs) reveals important lessons about what drives success. While 75% of ACOs earned performance payments program-wide, the distribution was far from uniform. Aledade 's physician-led ACOs achieved a 93% success rate, compared to the 73% program average. 2 These performance