It marks the sixth consecutive year the program has generated overall savings and the second-highest annual savings accrued since the program began over a decade ago, according to an Aug. 24 news release from CMS.
Since its inception, the program has become one of the largest value-based purchasing programs nationwide and as of January includes more than 573,000 participating clinicians who provide care to almost 11 million people with Medicare.
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