RWJF Scholar Alum Discusses Accountable Care Organizations
April 30, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Clinical Scholars alumnus Elliot Fisher discusses the origins of ACOs and the effort to develop them in the nation’s health care system.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
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Next Steps for ACOs
January 31, 2012 | Issue Brief
Medicare is experiencing a new form of accountability with the establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), networks of physicians and providers who earn annual bonuses for containing costs and delivering quality care to their patients.
A ‘Goldilocks’ Theorem of Shared Savings and ACOs
March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is the first in a series of essays, reprinted from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics’ eMagazine, in which scholars who attended the recent AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference reflect on the experience.
The Future of Accountable Care Organizations
November 14, 2011 | Issue Brief
The final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) received positive reactions, but what's next? These resources from RWJF and its grantees take a look at the final rule and consider where ACOs go from here.
Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare and the Private Sector
November 2, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), including a look at the final regulations on ACOs issued in October 2011 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Brief Analysis of Medicare Shared Savings (ACO) Proposed Rules
April 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Analyses explore implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Accountable Care Organizations and Antitrust
April 11, 2012 | Journal Article
A new initiative of the Affordable Care Act known as accountable care organizations, received final rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Overview
April 22, 2011 | Report
Analysis explores implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Easing the Pathway to Accountable Care Organizations
November 21, 2011 | Journal Article
The revised Medicare Shared Savings Program makes concessions and compromises to encourage a fundamental effort at health system change.
Accountable Care Organizations
July 27, 2010 | Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act authorizes Medicare to contract with accountable care organizations, networks of physicians and other providers that would work together to improve quality of health care services and reduce costs for patients.