2013 represented another year of growth for accountable care organizations, but it also brought a few setbacks to the model’s progression. Here is a look back at events that affected Medicare and ...

Orange County’s larger hospital groups are continuing to dip their toes into the waters of accountable-care organizations. Such structures bring hospitals, insurers and doctors’ groups together in an ...

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Making the move to accountable care is a big step — and one that requires the support of all stakeholders throughout the continuum of care. By creating an environment that is receptive to and ...

Building on feedback and experience from prior models, LEAD aims to reduce barriers to success for both new and experienced ACOs through several innovative payment mechanisms. ACOs can respond to LEAD ...

The Medicare Shared Savings Program allows healthcare providers to create or participate in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that aim to deliver better healthcare while helping lower costs. The ...

Thousands of Southern Arizonans enrolled in UnitedHealthcare will soon be able to get care through a unique local business that's intended to contain spiraling medical costs by giving patients more ...

Having been blessed by the new health reform legislation, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a hot topic in the health policy world, as evidenced by the just-concluded and well-attended ...

The decision to pursue surgery in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias is challenging. Accountable care organizations may influence decisions to pursue surgery in this population.

The Biden administration has finalized a rule targeting fraudulent billing in Medicare’s largest value-based care program, after concerning reports of spiking spending on urinary catheters. The ...

Medicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.