METHODIST PATIENT CENTERED ACO
1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203 www.methodisthealthsystem.org

---

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO OPERATE AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) TO (A) PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM (MSSP) AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1899 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND RELEASED REGULATIONS, (B) SERVE AS A VEHICLE FOR ADVANCING METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM'S CLINICAL INTEGRATION AND QUALITY INITIATIVES, (C) SERVE AS A VEHICLE TO MANAGE, COORDINATE, AND PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, COST AND OVERALL CARE OF PATIENTS, INCLUDING MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, AND (D) SERVE AS A NETWORK TO PROVIDE COORDINATED QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES.

To improve and save lives through managed coordinated care by providing quality and cost-effective medical and health services to patients.

METHODIST PATIENT CENTERED ACO (MPCACO) IS A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM (MSSP) AS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO). ON 7-1-12 THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) SELECTED MPCACO TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS MSSP. METHODIST HOSPITALS OF DALLAS (MHD) IS A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. MHD IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MPCACO. MHD PROVIDES QUALITY INTEGRATED CARE TO IMPROVE AND SAVE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS. AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 425 106 (C) OF THE MSSP REGULATIONS, SECTION 321 OF THE MPCACO AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST 75% OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE ACO PARTICIPANTS AS DEFINED IN THE MSSP REGULATIONS, OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE MPCACO IS OPERATED IN FURTHERANCE OF MHD'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. DURING THE MOST RECENT REPORTING PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2018 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018, MEDICARE ADVISED THE ACO IT HAD PROPERLY REPORTED ON ALL REQUIRED QUALITY METRICS AND ACHIEVED MEDICARE SAVINGS OF $13,878,148 ON THE MEDICARE POPULATION SERVED BY THE ACO. PURSUANT TO THE SHARED SAVING AGREEMENT, 47.1% OF THAT SAVINGS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ACO. SUBSEQUENTLY A PORTION OF THAT DISTRIBUTION WAS SHARED WITH PHYSICIANS WHO HAD SIGNED UP FOR THE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM AND HAD ACHIEVED A MINIMUM NUMBER OF POINTS (10) BY COMPLETING TASKS OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, ACO CITIZENSHIP, QUALITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL MEDICAL RECORDS. AN ADDITIONAL PORTION WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE HOSPITALS IN THE METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE BALANCE WAS RETAINED TO OFFSET A PORTION OF THE START-UP AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE ACO.

---

---

Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (public 990 form dataset) from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202012279349302186_public.xml