The number of Medicare beneficiaries treated in accountable care organizations continues to rise, according to new data from ...

When hospitals and health systems make the move to accountable care payment models, the transition can seem daunting. After all, the concept is less than 10 years old. Many organizations may want to ...

Join Health Affairs on January 27 for a virtual event examining the future of accountable care organizations and current CMS ...

The following list includes accountable care organizations and collaborative care agreements that were announced, launched or expanded in March, beginning with the most recent. 1. University Hospital, ...

"These results reflect the dedication of our team and prove that when care is coordinated and built on trusted relationships, patients experience better outcomes and the system spends less," said ...

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 ...

One of the missions of the 2010 federal health law is to slow the soaring cost of health care. A key strategy for Medicare is encouraging doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to form ...

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released a draft chairman’s mark on healthcare reform that would cost $856 billion over 10 years. Included in the mark are provisions that ...

A new study led by researchers at the Department of Population Medicine–Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Public Health finds that how ...

1. While ACOs have been promoted as part of the Healthcare Reform Act for Medicare patients, and pilot programs are being established, the real movement with ACOs seems to be with commercial payors at ...

A new study led by researchers at the Department of Population Medicine–Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Public Health finds that how ...

The authors evaluated whether adolescents receiving care at accountable care organizations (ACOs) vs non-ACOs were more likely to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination ...