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Value Based Care Series: Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Programs
Thursday, May 07, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Category: Webinar

 Value Based Care Virtual Learning Series

Core Module 2: Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Programs

May 7, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM CST | Zoom

 

About the Value Based Care Virtual Learning Series

This program will enable participants to utilize an understanding of Medicare and Medicaid value-based programming to improve the overall economic performance of their communities.  70% of Medicare participants are in value-based programs.  In most States, over 75% of Medicaid participants are in value-based programs. ALF and SNF owners must understand value-based programming to be successful now and in the future. Each session, including sessions on hospice, PACE, and physician services, will focus on the interactions between nursing facilities and these service types. 
Register for Any of the Core Modules

About This Session

This session introduces the major Medicare ACO models, MSSP and REACH, and explains how each assigns beneficiaries, measures performance, and distributes shared savings. Participants will learn the financial mechanics of each program, the difference between attribution and enrollment, and how ACOs evaluate SNF performance within their cost and quality strategies. The session also previews the emerging LEAD ACO model.

Learning Objectives

Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)

  • Describe how MSSP ACOs work
  • Explain participant attribution
  • Define the ACO benchmark
  • Understand how shared savings are calculated and distributed

REACH ACO

  • Describe how the REACH model works
  • Explain attribution and provider economics
  • Define the REACH benchmark
  • Understand capitation payments
  • Explain shared savings distribution
  • Define the High Needs REACH track

Overall

  • Describe how ALFs and SNFs can and should interact with ACOs

 

This series is a LeadingAge Kansas Member Benefit - No Cost to Attend

This series is being provided as a no-cost member benefit for LeadingAge Kansas provider members. Any employee of a LeadingAge Kansas provider member organization is welcome to attend the series at no cost. There are no limits on the number of individuals who can join a training from any building, however, we ask that anyone who plans to join registers, for attendance and recordkeeping purposes. 
Non-members are welcome to register for this series at the rate of $99/attendee per session.

 

All Sessions in the Value Based Care Virtual Learning Series

This series will include two blocks of learning sessions.  Part One includes the five “Core Modules” and Part 2 includes three “Enhanced Modules.” Each block in the series will end with a provider panel discussion. All Core Module sessions will take place from April to June and will meet following the schedule below. The Enhanced Modules will begin in September and run through November. Registration will be available for the Enhanced Modules at a later date. 
Part 1: Core Modules
Part 2: Enhanced Modules

All sessions will take place from 1:00-2:00 PM CST. Substitutions are welcome if you are unable to attend any session. Please indicate on your registration which sessions you plan to attend. 

About the Presenter

The content in this Value Based Care Virtual Learning Series was developed and will be facilitated by Peter Benjamin of Huntington Consulting Group.

Peter M. Benjamin began his career with American Hospital Supply Corporation (AHSC).  After positions as a sales representative, product manager, market manager, and regional manager, he became the Director of Marketing for AHSC’s home care business, Abbey Medical.  After AHSC was acquired by Baxter International, Mr. Benjamin participated in a leveraged buy out of Abbey and was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing in the privately owned organization and after the company went public in Canada.

After leaving Abbey, Mr. Benjamin spent two years in the consulting business.  In 1992 he became the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at VITAS Healthcare Corporation (the largest hospice provider in the United States).  Mr. Benjamin was at Vitas until late 1996 when he returned to the consulting business.

Mr. Benjamin received his undergraduate degree from Brown University. 

Substitutions for events are always welcome. These individuals can be anyone employed on your campus, board members, resident family members, or residents. Substitutes must be made for the whole event.
Virtual Event Cancellations: 
  • Five or more business days prior to the event start, a 50% refund will be issued. 
  • Four or fewer business days prior to the event start, no refund will be issued. 

 

 

Contact: [email protected]