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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AS06 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1461-F)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This rule finalizes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program), including provisions relating to the payment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Shared Savings Program. Under the Shared Savings Program, providers of services and suppliers that participate in an ACO continue to receive traditional Medicare fee for service (FFS) payments under Parts A and B and are eligible for additional payments from the ACO if they meet specified quality and savings requirements.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 425   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-148, sec 3022   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA section 902 deadline.  12/08/2017 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/08/2014  79 FR 72760   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/06/2015 
Final Action  12/00/2017 
Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Terri Postma
Medical Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS:C5-15-24, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-4169
Email: terri.postma@cms.hhs.gov