MSSP, Generally Sample Clauses

MSSP, Generally. In participating in ACO’s MSSP accountable care organization, Participant and each of its “ACO providers/suppliers” and “ACO professionals” (as those terms are defined in the MSSP Regulations, collectively, “Care Providers”), join other ACO participants and their Care Providers to attempt to earn shared savings by reducing costs while adhering to the ACO’s quality assurance and improvement program and evidence-based clinical guidelines. The ability to earn shared savings distributions from CMS arises under and is governed by the MSSP Agreement (each payment to ACO from CMS for a given performance year is an “Earned Payment”; the monies of an Earned Payment, “Shared Savings”).