Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin Generates $84 Million in Total Savings for the Medicare Shared Savings Program

TAMPA, Fla., RACINE/KENOSHA, Wis., SHEBOYGAN, Wis., and MILWAUKEE (Sept. 14, 2020) – Collaborative Health Systems announced today the Accountable Care Coalition (ACC) of Southeast Wisconsin generated $84 million in total savings for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and $42 million in shared savings for performance years 2013 through 2019, according to figures released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

In performance year 2019, the ACC of Southeast Wisconsin, which launched in 2012 as one of the original MSSP ACOs:

• Served more than 8,100 Medicare beneficiaries across southeast Wisconsin;
• Achieved a total quality score of 92%;
• Delivered $8 million in total savings to Medicare; and,
• Generated $4.3 million in shared savings.

“We are proud to report the ACC of Southeast Wisconsin has delivered savings to the Medicare Shared Savings Program for the seventh year in a row,” said Dr. Hector Lopez, Medical Director for the ACC of Southeast Wisconsin. “We are committed to providing high-quality care and services and are grateful the program allows us to demonstrate how we can provide increasing value to our local communities.”

“The ACC of Southeast Wisconsin is demonstrating how physicians can retain their independence by embracing value-based models that increase accountability, lower costs, and improve quality of care,” said Anthony Valdés, President of Collaborative Health Systems. “We look forward to our continued partnership as we work to deepen patient relationships, advance care in local communities, and improve health outcomes across southeast Wisconsin.”

Medicare ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers who come together voluntarily to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their Medicare beneficiaries. The Shared Savings Program offers providers and suppliers an opportunity to create an ACO, which agrees to be held accountable for the quality, cost, and experience of care of an assigned Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) beneficiary population. The Shared Savings Program has different tracks that allow ACOs to select an arrangement that makes the most sense for their organization.