2013 represented another year of growth for accountable care organizations, but it also brought a few setbacks to the model’s progression. Here is a look back at events that affected Medicare and ...

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 ...

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 ...

As hospitals and physician groups prepare to launch accountable care organizations and similar payment models, surgery centers are left to ponder their role in the post-health reform world. Marc ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has released its latest accountable care organization model, which is scheduled to launch at the conclusion of ACO Reach next year. The LEAD (Long-term ...

Scott Becker, JD, CPA, is a partner at McGuireWoods in Chicago. Q: During the Aug. 2 webinar on “ASCs: the State of the Industry; Consolidation vs. Independent; How to Work With Service Providers; ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

PHILADELPHIA, July 14-- Independence Blue Cross issued the following news release: Rewarding physicians and hospitals for collaborating to improve quality of care and lower costs is making a ...

"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 ...

Somnia Anesthesia has issued a news release in which the national anesthesia services company defined what it is terming an “Accountable Anesthesia Organization™” (AAO). Somnia describes an AAO as a ...

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 ...