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	"Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have alternately been predicted to replace health plans and become leaders in delivering high-quality, cost effective healthcare, or to not produce anticipated results and become a failed experiment. Because delivery systems do vary by community, a complete success or blanket failure of the ACO model is unlikely. In some communities, such as inner-city urban areas, ACOs may not have enough geographic disbursement or size to manage population risk.” Jennifer Jackman, Senior Vice President, Accountable Care, Monarch HealthCare
	Of the 23 ACOs announced, seven of them have 51% ownership management contracts with Universal American, an insurance company in south Florida specializing in Medicare Advantage.. Excerpted from Accountable Care News, Volume 3, Number 5, May 2012
	Physicians say 'no thanks' to risky ACOs   FierceHealthcare, May 4, 2012
	Analysis: ACOs could have the Medicare muscle to transform health system Kaiser Health News, May 2, 2012
	ACO Payments May Hinge More on Geography than Quality HealthLeaders Media, May 2, 2012
	One year later, Capital BlueCross Accountable Care Arrangements proving successful PRNewswire, May 1, 2012
	The ACO Game of Wealth, Power and Local Politics Becker's Hospital Review, April 24, 2012
	ACOs must choose how to cover potential losses American Medical News, April 17, 2012
	Patient-Centered Medicine and ACOs – It’s Not Just About Primary Care by James B. Rickert, MD Home Health Care and Predictive Modeling: Reducing Unplanned Rehospitalizations By Tessie Ganzsarto and Dan Hogan Editor’s Corner Report from the Field: What’s the Difference between ACOs and “AC-Like” Arrangements? - Vince Kuraitis Nurturing e-Patients in the Medical Home and the ACO by Nancy B. Finn Thought Leader’s Corner: "The controversial piece by Ezekiel Emanuel in the New York Times predicted the “extinction” of health plans because of delivery system re-structuring, especially ACOs. Even if they aren’t extinct, how will health plans look and act differently over the next five to ten years? "Industry News with briefs regarding CMS, Michigan Pioneer ACO, Medscape, Cigna, Commonwealth Fund, Florida Blue health plan and the Baptist Health South Florida, Peer Review Mediation & Arbitration Inc., and University of Iowa Health Care and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids Catching Up with…. Douglas A. Hastings Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Accountable Care News, or find out more
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