Value in HealthCare Act of 2020: A sign of things to come?

At the end of July, a bipartisan bill entitled "Value in HealthCare Act of 2020" was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives proposing a number of significant changes to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model feature of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. There is uncertainty about whether (or when) the bill will be passed into law (or voted on). However, the introduction of it is a significant step towards encouraging value-based care and signifies an appetite for change in the MSSP in order to encourage additional participation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). This paper discusses the proposed changes included in this bill as well as the implications of each change on ACOs, in particular those under the Pathways to Success model.