Duly Health and Care’s ACO Tops Quality Rankings – Produces Nearly $13M in Medicare Savings

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for Duly Health and Care has earned a perfect 100% - the highest achievable score for quality, while producing $12.6 million in savings for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) during Performance Year 2020.

As the largest independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Midwest, Duly and their ACO were assigned over 54,000 Medicare patients in 2020. The organization is the fastest growing Medicare Advantage company in Chicagoland.

“To achieve the highest score possible for clinical quality and to get so much waste out the system is outstanding,” explained Paul Merrick, M.D., Co-Chairman of the Duly Health and Care Board and Chief Physician Executive. “But to do it while making healthcare more affordable, helping our patents to flourish and bringing back joy to the practice of medicine is truly extraordinary.”

The Medicare Shared Savings Program holds ACOs accountable for quality, experience, and cost of care when evaluating an ACO's performance. A high performing ACO is rewarded with the opportunity to earn shared savings.

“We pride ourselves on not only providing high quality, leading edge medical care to our patients, but also being responsible stewards of healthcare dollars,” said Luke Croswell, Vice President, Value Based Programs, at Duly Health and Care. “We are proud to see the results from the 2020 MSSP performance year showing we continue to accomplish both goals.”

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About Duly Health and Care
DuPage Medical Group is now known as Duly Health and Care. It is the largest independent, multi-specialty physician-directed medical group in the Midwest with more than 900 primary care and specialty care physicians and more than 6,000 team members, in over 150 locations. The organization is wholly dedicated to helping all it serves flourish by challenging the expected to deliver the extraordinary in health and care.

Duly Health and Care physicians and team members support nearly 2.5 million individuals in their personal health journeys each year, helping each one to meet their extraordinary potential through a holistic care delivery model designed to make health and care welcoming, simplified and personalized.

For more information, visit www.dulyhealthandcare.com.