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Primary Care ACOs and Payment Reform
 

21st Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum—Accountable Care Organizations

At the 21st Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum at NYU Wagner, Dr. J. Michael McWilliams, the Warren Alpert Associate Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, presents evidence on the effects of Medicare ACO contracts on spending and quality, explores strategies for ACO success, and discusses the importance of organizational structure, incentives, physician behavior, regulation, and competition to the success of payment reform.

 
 
Research

Early Performance in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: A Comparison of Oregon and Colorado, JAMA Internal Medicine, abstract only, April 2017.

This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Integrated Care Serves as Solution for High-Need, High-Cost Patients by Bryan Becker, M.D., MMM, FACP, CPE
  • Stakeholder Survey Highlights ACO Progress
  • What’s On Your Mind: New Bill Touts Improved, Expanded Medicare for All by Ed Weisbart, M.D., CPE, FAAFP
  • Are U.S. Physicians Ready for MACRA?
  • Thought Leaders' Corner: "What Effects Do Stakeholders Expect Will Result From the Delay of Bundled Payment Models?"
  • Industry News with briefs regarding the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Caravan Health, Humana, Premier Health, Chilmark Research and OneCare Vermont.
  • Catching Up With... Jeff Spight
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