In our last four articles, we have focused on payment models and infrastructure to establish how ACOs can be central to Value-Based Care, even under specialty models. Now it’s time to shift our focus back to what the payment models set out to do: improve patient health and rationalize costs. We cannot lift up patient […]
Why ACOs Need a New Playbook
A lot has happened in health care since 2012, when final rules permitted provider-organized ACOs to be the driving force of Value-Based Care under the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). As we pass the ACA’s eleventh anniversary, a dwindling number of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs are entering a new phase marked by higher […]