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Buena Vida y Salud LLC
Buena Vida y Salud LLC (A2142) is a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO based in Texas, in the BASIC track, Level B. In PY 2024 it had 3,334 assigned beneficiaries, spent 2.5% above its benchmark, and did not earn shared savings, with a quality score of 79.6. It appears in 11 performance years of CMS results, from 2014 to 2024.
-2.5%savings rate, PY 2024 (median ACO 4.2%)
$0earned shared savings, PY 2024
79.6quality score, PY 2024 (median 83.1)
3,334assigned beneficiaries, PY 2024
Results by performance year
| Year | Track | Assigned | Savings rate | Benchmark minus spending | Earned savings or losses | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BASIC B | 3,334 | -2.5% | -$1.2M | $0 | 79.6 |
| 2023 | BASIC B | 1,708 | 11.1% | $2.6M | $1.0M | 80.6 |
| 2022 | BASIC B | 3,190 | 9.5% | $4.0M | $1.6M | 81.2 |
| 2021 | BASIC B | 4,300 | 5.8% | $3.1M | $1.2M | 94.2 |
| 2020 | BASIC B | 5,086 | 1.3% | $798K | $0 | 96.9 |
| 2019 | Track 1 | 4,635 | 5.2% | $3.2M | $1.5M | 92.2 |
| 2018 | Track 1 | 4,103 | 6.4% | $3.2M | $1.5M | 94.1 |
| 2017 | Track 1 | 5,093 | 4.0% | $2.4M | $1.1M | 91.6 |
| 2016 | Track 1 | 4,913 | 4.7% | $2.7M | $1.2M | 93.6 |
| 2015 | Track 1 | 5,073 | 3.2% | $1.8M | $0 | 98.6 |
| 2014 | Track 1 | 5,204 | -1.8% | -$998K | $0 | n/a |
Savings rate is benchmark minus expenditures over benchmark, as CMS defines it. Quality scores before and after PY 2021 are on different scales.
Where its beneficiaries live
In PY 2024, Buena Vida y Salud LLC had assigned beneficiaries in 119 counties. The ten largest:
| County | Assigned beneficiaries | Share of the ACO |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron, TX | 932 | 27.7% |
| Polk, TX | 641 | 19.1% |
| Smyth, VA | 527 | 15.7% |
| Bee, TX | 403 | 12.0% |
| Harris, TX | 109 | 3.2% |
| Willacy, TX | 106 | 3.2% |
| Maverick, TX | 102 | 3.0% |
| Hidalgo, TX | 83 | 2.5% |
| Live Oak, TX | 56 | 1.7% |
| San Jacinto, TX | 38 | 1.1% |
CMS suppresses county counts of 1 to 10. Open the full footprint map in the explorer.