12  ACO AIP Plan

The Advance Investment Payment Spend Plan data provides payment use, spending category, projected and actual spending of advanced investments payments by Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Metadata

       [ROWS] 206 
     [FIELDS] 10 
   [MODIFIED] 2025-03-18 
[PERIODICITY] Annually [R/P1Y] 
   [TEMPORAL] 2024-01-01 • 2025-12-31 
 [DICTIONARY] https://data.cms.gov/resources/advance-investment-payment-spend-plan-data-dictionary 
       [SITE] https://data.cms.gov/medicare-shared-savings-program/advance-investment-payment-spend-plan 
 [REFERENCES] https://data.cms.gov/resources/advance-investment-payment-spend-plan-methodology 
  [RESOURCES] https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset-resources/a3d35ba1-3ff4-48dd-91b4-8e1f9e7a19b7 
   [DOWNLOAD] https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/1d967a0a-cad3-4321-8f03-1288d493be49/Advance_Investment_Payment_Spend_PUF_March%202025.csv 

Resources

[CSV] 28.5K  2025 Advance Investment Payment Spend Plan
<https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/1d967a0a-cad3-4321-8f03-1288d493be49/Advance_Investment_Payment_Spend_PUF_March%202025.csv>
[PDF] 191.7K 2025 Advance Investment Payment Spend Plan Methodology
<https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/375dc435-b683-4ace-95f7-b4a60fd2a1b5/AIP_Methodology_508.pdf>
[PDF] 97.9K  2025 Advance Investment Payment Spend Plan Data Dictionary
<https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/Advance%20Investment%20Payment%20Spend%20Plan%202025.pdf>

Dictionary

ACO_ID
Unencrypted ACO Identifier. This identifier
can be linked to the encrypted ACO identifier
used for prior performance years (PY)
using the ACO ID Crosswalk available at
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-ServicePayment/sharedsavingsprogram/program-data.

ACO_Name
ACO Doing Business As (DBA) or Legal Business Name
(LBN) if DBA is not available.

Payment_Use
ACO description of use of advance investment
payments.

General_Spend_Category
Payment usage category: increased staffing,
health care infrastructure, or the provision of
accountable care for underserved beneficiaries.

General_Spend_Subcategory
Selected general spend subcategory under a general
spend category payment use falls under.

Total_AIP_Funding_Received_through_December_2024
AIP funding ACO received from CMS through December
2024.

Projected_Spending_2024
Amount ACO estimates will be spent on payment use
during 2024 performance year.

Actual_Spending_2024
Amount ACO actually spent on payment use during
2024 performance year.

Projected_Spending_2025
Amount ACO estimates will be spent on payment use
during 2025 performance year.

Actual_Spending_2025
Amount ACO actually spent on payment use during
2025 performance year.

Data

$funding_2024
# A tibble: 19 × 3
   ACO_ID ACO_Name                                     Total_Funding_2024
                                                          
 1 A5335  Memorial Health Partners ACO LLC                        1207181
 2 A5330  Value Based Long Term Care LLC                          2050000
 3 A5411  Health Centers of Ohio ACO LLC                          2002049
 4 A5465  UF HEALTH ACO JACKSONVILLE, LLC                          910167
 5 A5374  Adventist HealthCare ACO, LLC                            651049
 6 A5334  Main Street Rural Health Hickory ACO LLC                1630434
 7 A5412  ONCHC ACO LLC                                           1393483
 8 A5439  Main Street Rural Health Cottonwood ACO LLC             1364349
 9 A5438  Main Street Rural Health Hawthorn ACO LLC               1464623
10 A5404  Main Street Rural Health Willow ACO LLC                 1408677
11 A5402  Main Street Rural Health Poplar ACO LLC                 1735930
12 A5401  Main Street Rural Health Maple ACO LLC                  1452026
13 A5399  Main Street Rural Health Juniper ACO LLC                1803911
14 A5388  Medical Home Network Health Alliance II, LLC            1894195
15 A5339  Altais Care Alliance LLC                                 396545
16 A5328  HealthONE Colorado Care Partners ACO LLC                 565455
17 A5350  Care Partners ACO, LLC                                  1172152
18 A5340  Missouri Health Center ACO LLC                          1353576
19 A5453  Wellvana Essential Care LLC                             1251643

$aip
# A tibble: 187 × 8
   ACO_ID ACO_Name     Payment_Use General_Spend_Category General_Spend_Subcat…¹
                                                       
 1 A5335  Memorial He… ACO IT cos… Health Care Infrastru… Clinical data registr…
 2 A5335  Memorial He… Resources … Increased Staffing     Other (explain in Pay…
 3 A5335  Memorial He… Resources … Increased Staffing     Case manager          
 4 A5335  Memorial He… Investment… Provision of Accounta… Comprehensive assessm…
 5 A5330  Value Based… Polypharma… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
 6 A5330  Value Based… Heart Fail… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
 7 A5330  Value Based… High Risk … Increased Staffing     Case manager          
 8 A5330  Value Based… Building A… Health Care Infrastru… Case/practice managem…
 9 A5330  Value Based… On Call Se… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
10 A5330  Value Based… Medical Di… Increased Staffing     Physician             
# ℹ 177 more rows
# ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​General_Spend_Subcategory
# ℹ 3 more variables: Projected_Spending_2024 ,
#   Actual_Spending_2024 , Projected_Spending_2025 

$aip_2024
# A tibble: 68 × 7
   ACO_ID ACO_Name     Payment_Use General_Spend_Category General_Spend_Subcat…¹
                                                       
 1 A5335  Memorial He… "ACO IT co… Health Care Infrastru… Clinical data registr…
 2 A5335  Memorial He… "Resources… Increased Staffing     Other (explain in Pay…
 3 A5335  Memorial He… "Resources… Increased Staffing     Case manager          
 4 A5335  Memorial He… "Investmen… Provision of Accounta… Comprehensive assessm…
 5 A5330  Value Based… "Medical D… Increased Staffing     Physician             
 6 A5330  Value Based… "EHR Adopt… Health Care Infrastru… Investment in certifi…
 7 A5330  Value Based… "Clinical … Health Care Infrastru… Electronic Quality Re…
 8 A5330  Value Based… "SNF and P… Health Care Infrastru… Investment in certifi…
 9 A5330  Value Based… "Remote Ac… Health Care Infrastru… Remote access technol…
10 A5411  Health Cent… "ACO Parti… Health Care Infrastru… Other (explain in Pay…
# ℹ 58 more rows
# ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​General_Spend_Subcategory
# ℹ 2 more variables: Projected_Spending_2024 , Actual_Spending_2024 

$aip_2025
# A tibble: 150 × 6
   ACO_ID ACO_Name     Payment_Use General_Spend_Category General_Spend_Subcat…¹
                                                       
 1 A5335  Memorial He… ACO IT cos… Health Care Infrastru… Clinical data registr…
 2 A5335  Memorial He… Resources … Increased Staffing     Other (explain in Pay…
 3 A5335  Memorial He… Resources … Increased Staffing     Case manager          
 4 A5335  Memorial He… Investment… Provision of Accounta… Comprehensive assessm…
 5 A5330  Value Based… Polypharma… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
 6 A5330  Value Based… Heart Fail… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
 7 A5330  Value Based… High Risk … Increased Staffing     Case manager          
 8 A5330  Value Based… Building A… Health Care Infrastru… Case/practice managem…
 9 A5330  Value Based… On Call Se… Increased Staffing     Physician assistant, …
10 A5330  Value Based… Medical Di… Increased Staffing     Physician             
# ℹ 140 more rows
# ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​General_Spend_Subcategory
# ℹ 1 more variable: Projected_Spending_2025 

Distribution

describe_distribution(res$aip_2024, by = "General_Spend_Category")
General_Spend_Category                                     
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Health Care Infrastructure                                 
Health Care Infrastructure                                 
Increased Staffing                                         
Increased Staffing                                         
Provision of Accountable Care for Underserved Beneficiaries
Provision of Accountable Care for Underserved Beneficiaries

               Variable |     Mean |       SD |      IQR |                Range
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Projected_Spending_2024 | 1.53e+05 | 2.72e+05 | 1.84e+05 |  [3000.00, 1.35e+06]
   Actual_Spending_2024 | 81070.64 | 1.20e+05 | 86737.00 |   [210.00, 5.07e+05]
Projected_Spending_2024 | 2.91e+05 | 2.90e+05 | 4.43e+05 | [20000.00, 1.28e+06]
   Actual_Spending_2024 | 4.56e+05 | 5.70e+05 | 7.92e+05 |  [6300.00, 1.74e+06]
Projected_Spending_2024 | 6.12e+05 |          |     0.00 | [6.12e+05, 6.12e+05]
   Actual_Spending_2024 | 3.80e+05 |          |     0.00 | [3.80e+05, 3.80e+05]

               Variable | Skewness | Kurtosis |  n | n_Missing
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Projected_Spending_2024 |     3.97 |    17.60 | 24 |        10
   Actual_Spending_2024 |     2.62 |     7.09 | 34 |         0
Projected_Spending_2024 |     1.64 |     3.62 | 28 |         5
   Actual_Spending_2024 |     1.25 |    -0.08 | 33 |         0
Projected_Spending_2024 |          |          |  1 |         0
   Actual_Spending_2024 |          |          |  1 |         0
describe_distribution(res$aip_2025, by = "General_Spend_Category")
General_Spend_Category                                     
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Health Care Infrastructure                                 
Increased Staffing                                         
Provision of Accountable Care for Underserved Beneficiaries

               Variable |     Mean |       SD |      IQR |               Range
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Projected_Spending_2025 | 96625.73 | 1.83e+05 | 1.03e+05 |  [548.00, 1.34e+06]
Projected_Spending_2025 | 1.87e+05 | 2.26e+05 | 1.47e+05 | [7875.00, 1.04e+06]
Projected_Spending_2025 | 73351.87 | 99035.29 | 70065.60 |  [312.00, 3.25e+05]

               Variable | Skewness | Kurtosis |  n | n_Missing
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Projected_Spending_2025 |     5.26 |    33.44 | 67 |         0
Projected_Spending_2025 |     1.89 |     3.11 | 74 |         0
Projected_Spending_2025 |     2.48 |     6.77 |  9 |         0
describe_distribution(res$funding_2024)
Variable           |     Mean |       SD |    IQR |                Range
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Total_Funding_2024 | 1.35e+06 | 4.68e+05 | 563778 | [3.97e+05, 2.05e+06]

Variable           | Skewness | Kurtosis |  n | n_Missing
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Total_Funding_2024 |    -0.52 |    -0.22 | 19 |         0