Background The United States is the only high-income nation without universal, government-
funded or-mandated health insurance employing a unified payment system. The US multi …

Medicare has reinforced its commitment to voluntary bundled payment by building upon the
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative via an ongoing successor …

Health policy in the United States has been shaped by the political, socioeconomic, and
ideological environment, with important roles played by public and private actors, as well as …

The ability of accountable care organizations (ACOs) to continue reducing costs and
improving quality depends on understanding what affects their survival. We examined such …

Importance Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), the Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Hawaii, introduced Population-based Payments for Primary Care (3PC), a new capitation …

Background ACOs consist of healthcare providers that accept responsibility for the cost and
quality outcomes of a defined population. The defining characteristic of an ACO is the …

Introduction System-level care coordination strategies can be the most effective to promote
continuity of care among people with Alzheimer's disease; however, the evidence is lacking …

Ambulatory health care provider organizations participating in Accountable Care
Organizations (ACOs) organizations assume costs beyond typical practice operations that …

Importance An increasing number of hospitals have participated in Medicare's bundled
payment and accountable care organization (ACO) programs. Although participation in …

Importance Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), US hospitals were
exposed to a number of reforms intended to reduce spending, many of which, beginning in …