Question

which agency will issue and oversee the accountant care organization regulation ?

Answer 1

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), issues and regulates Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). On January 1, 2012, it established the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) as required by the Affordable Care Act with a goal to provide better health for our communities, better care for patients, and lower costs with improvements in the health care system.