From ACO Business News - CMS’s selection of 27 initial participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) on April 10 drew cautious optimism from the health care industry. As one consultant says, the agency was careful to pick organizations that have a good chance of success in the first round of this program. “They certainly want to show a successful launch to this program. I also think that’s why there were only 27 selected,” says Erik Johnson, senior vice president at Avalere Health LLC. Read more