Association of Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations vs traditional Medicare fee for service with spending, utilization, and patient experience
DJ Nyweide, W Lee, TT Cuerdon, HH Pham, M Cox… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model aims to drive health
care organizations to reduce expenditures while improving quality for fee-for-service (FFS) …
care organizations to reduce expenditures while improving quality for fee-for-service (FFS) …
Performance differences in year 1 of pioneer accountable care organizations
Background In 2012, a total of 32 organizations entered the Pioneer accountable care
organization (ACO) program, in which providers can share savings with Medicare if …
organization (ACO) program, in which providers can share savings with Medicare if …
Changes in patients' experiences in Medicare accountable care organizations
Background Incentives for accountable care organizations (ACOs) to limit health care use
and improve quality may enhance or hurt patients' experiences with care. Methods Using …
and improve quality may enhance or hurt patients' experiences with care. Methods Using …
Association between Medicare accountable care organization implementation and spending among clinically vulnerable beneficiaries
Importance Accountable care contracts hold physician groups financially responsible for the
quality and cost of health care delivered to patients. Focusing on clinically vulnerable …
quality and cost of health care delivered to patients. Focusing on clinically vulnerable …
Impact of accountable care organizations on utilization, care, and outcomes: a systematic review
Since 2010, more than 900 accountable care organizations (ACOs) have formed payment
contracts with public and private insurers in the United States; however, there has not been …
contracts with public and private insurers in the United States; however, there has not been …
Analysis of early accountable care organizations defines patient, structural, cost, and quality-of-care characteristics
AM Epstein, AK Jha, EJ Orav, DL Liebman… - Health …, 2014 - healthaffairs.org
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have attracted interest from many policy makers and
clinical leaders because of their potential to improve the quality of care and reduce costs …
clinical leaders because of their potential to improve the quality of care and reduce costs …
Changes in low-value services in year 1 of the medicare pioneer accountable care organization program
Importance Wasteful practices are widespread in the US health care system. It is unclear if
payment models intended to improve health care efficiency, such as the Medicare …
payment models intended to improve health care efficiency, such as the Medicare …
Early performance in Medicaid accountable care organizations: a comparison of Oregon and Colorado
KJ McConnell, S Renfro, BKS Chan… - JAMA internal …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several state Medicaid reforms are under way, but the relative performance of
different approaches is unclear. Objective To compare the performance of Oregon's and …
different approaches is unclear. Objective To compare the performance of Oregon's and …
Spending differences associated with the Medicare physician group practice demonstration
Context The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched
accountable care organization (ACO) programs designed to improve quality and slow cost …
accountable care organization (ACO) programs designed to improve quality and slow cost …
Delivery system integration and health care spending and quality for Medicare beneficiaries
Importance The Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) programs rely on delivery
system integration and health care provider risk sharing to lower spending while improving …
system integration and health care provider risk sharing to lower spending while improving …