Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Accountable Care Organization, LLC

ACO Name and Location

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin ACO, LLC
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

ACO Primary Contact

Caitlin Dunn
[email protected]
414-805-9924

Organizational Information

• ACO Participants
  • Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians, Inc.
  • Froedtert Manitowoc Medical Group, LLC
     
• ACO Participant in Joint Venture
  • N
     
• ACO Governing Body
   
• Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:
  1. ACO Executive: Ian Schwartz, MD
  2. Medical Director: Mark Lodes, MD
  3. Compliance Officer: Nancy Schallert
  4. Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Mark Lodes, MD
      
• Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:
  1. Clinical Integration Committee - Mark Lodes, MD, chair
  2. Finance & Operations Committee - Mark Lodes, MD, co-chair; Scott Hawig, co-chair
  3. Health Care Services Review Committee – Mark Lodes, MD, chair
      
• Types of ACO participants or combinations of participants that formed the ACO:
  1. ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

• First Agreement Period
  • Performance Year 2023, -$117,389
  • Performance Year 2022, $0
  • Performance Year 2021, $0
  • Performance Year 2020, $269,169.43

Shared Savings Distribution

• First Agreement Period
  • Performance Year 2023
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A 
       
  • Performance Year 2022
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
       
  • Performance Year 2021
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
       
  • Performance Year 2020
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure, 4%
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 96%
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 0%

Quality Performance Results

2023 Quality Performance Results:

Quality performance results are based on CMS Web Interface Measure Set collection type.

For previous years' financial and quality performance results, please visit data.cms.gov.

Payment Rule Waivers

• Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-day Rule Waiver: Yes
  • Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR § 425.612.

MSSP ACO Participation Waiver Disclosure

The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided waivers of certain federal fraud and abuse laws that may otherwise limit innovation by ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO Model (see “Final Waivers in Connection With the Shared Savings Program” (80 Fed. Reg. 66,726 (Oct. 29, 2015))). Pursuant to that notice, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin ACO, LLC (“FMCW ACO”) seeks waiver protection for the arrangement described below:

FMCW ACO has entered into a dementia care management program agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ceresti Health, Inc. (“Ceresti”) pursuant to which Ceresti will provide care management, coordination and caregiver education and support using its technology-enabled caregiver-enabled dementia program to assist with the care of patients diagnosed with dementia in order to improve the quality and coordination of care for certain Medicare beneficiaries with dementia assigned to FMCW ACO. The Agreement was effective as of Aug. 1, 2025. (Posted Aug. 5, 2025)