MedPage Today | Dekcember 1, 2016
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) haven't changed medical practice much yet, but they're helping to get things started, several speakers said Thursday at an event here sponsored by the
Robert Graham Center. ACOs are organizations in which groups of providers, including physicians and hospitals, work to deliver high-quality, low-cost care to a defined group of patients. The Obama administration has encouraged providers to form ACOs to treat Medicare patients.
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Open Minds | December 1, 2016
Currently, there are at least 15 states that have opted to develop Medicaid accountable care organizations (ACOs) - nine of which have their model up and running, and six with a model in development... The strategy question for organizations serving consumers with complex needs in those states: Do Medicaid ACOs replace managed care or are they competing with managed care organizations? I think the answer to that question is "not yet." At this point in time, Medicaid ACOs serve a relatively small number of Medicaid beneficiaries at 2.6 million..
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HFMA | Fall Edition 2016
John Muir Health decided last fall that it was not renewing its commitment to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) once its three-year contract was up at the end of 2015. The health system made the decision despite the fact that it was the top-performing Medicare ACO in California in the first and second performance years, one of only 92 out of 333 nationally to earn bonuses...
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RevCycle Intelligence | December 1, 2016
In a recent
letter to President-Elect Trump, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the upcoming administration to continue the value-based reimbursement transition by developing more effective alternative payment models, promoting telehealth, and expanding Advanced Alternative Payment Model options under MACRA. "Hospitals have been at the forefront of innovative new payment and care delivery models, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and bundled payments," wrote Richard J. Pollack, AHA President and CEO.
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