The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, recently released a request for applications seeking accountable care organizations (ACOs) to engage ...

CMS announced June 25 two modifications to the Accountable Care Organization Investment Model to help providers in rural areas and small group providers participate in ACOs. Here are five things to ...

Only 20 percent of executives have implemented an ACO-like model at their hospital WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (December 11, 2013) -According to a recent survey conducted by Purdue Healthcare Advisors, a non ...

Model A, a health system-MCO partnership, significantly reduced severe maternal morbidity and prenatal emergency department visits compared to non-ACO groups. Model B, led by primary care practices, ...

CMS created a Medicare-Medicaid ACO model to improve the quality of care and lower costs to the programs’ beneficiaries. Here’s what you need to know. 1. The model mirrors the Medicare Shared Savings ...

To date, of the more than 330 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations, 93 percent have been located in high or mixed population density areas, and very few Rural Health ...