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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News April, 2015

Impact of the New CMS ACO Model: Next Generation ACO Implications

Mapping the ACO Terrain Before Making the Jump

Are you curious about whether your organization would benefit by transitioning from a fee-for-service model to a fee-for-value model by joining an accountable care organization (ACO)? Learn how your rural organization can map the terrain before making the jump, mitigate upfront costs and avoid risk while improving community and patient health. Note: The Health Care Transfor-mation Task Force—a collaboration of patients, payers, providers and purchasers—has announced its goal of putting 75 percent of its business in value-based arrangements in the next five years.

The Role of Behavioral Health Services in Accountable Care Organizations

"This article describes how ACOs can reverse predictable poor medical health outcomes and the 2 to 4 times greater total cost of care for chronic medical patients with behavioral health comorbidity."

The American Journal of Managed Care, March 23, 2015

ACO “Direct-to-Employer” Health Plans – WHY NOT? by Jack Hill and Bret Petrick, CLU, ChFC, CSFS
Compatibility between Accountable Care and Workers Compensation by Jacob Lazarovic, MD, FAAFP
Editor’s Corner: Tal Eidelberg on Taking a Free Shot at the Biggest Ticket Item in Healthcare
Innovation Drives Unique Care Model for Active and Frail Older Adults by Balu Gadhe, MD
Thought Leader’s Corner: "Do you think bundled payments will overtake ACO shared savings models as the preferred value-based payment model of the future?”
Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; The Commonwealth Fund; the Berkely Forum; Care Connect Northwest; Humana and Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin; Annals of Family Medicine; and Health Affairs
Catching Up with….Joseph M. Gifford, MD
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