MACRA, ACOs & more — Experts weigh in on what President-elect Donald Trump's victory may mean going forward

The recent 2016 presidential election results have sparked a national discussion about healthcare's future and what President-elect Donald Trump's victory will mean for CMS' Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, according to Healthcare IT News.

Here are four things to know:

1. Many experts are advising healthcare leaders to continue preparing for MACRA's implementation. Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association, said, "We don't see that that is going to be repealed. It was bipartisan, nearly a unanimous vote."

2. While MACRA may likely stay in place, certain mechanisms within the rule could change, such as focusing on price controls and bundled payments, as opposed to ACOs, Christopher Kern, managing director at The Advisory Board, said about MACRA.

Mr. Kerns said, "So far the ACO results that have been published have been tepid at best. There is not a lot of evidence that they have saved CMS a lot of money. It may be that Congress does not have the patience for it."

3. Experts also are unsure if healthcare reform will maintain or strip CMS Innovation, which is charged with testing new payment and care delivery models. Mr. Kern says Congress may take more control over CMS Innovation and put in place more mechanisms for payments cuts. If the government does fully repeal the ACA, CMS Innovation will also be eliminated.

4. The American Academy of Family Physicians claims that MACRA is not at risk for repeal and that President-elect Trump will have a "limited impact on the MACRA law in the short-tern." MACRA goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, prior to President-elect Trump's inauguration.

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