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The six states with the strongest laws regarding price transparency for healthcare services include Alaska, Massachusetts and Minnesota, which require providers and insurance carriers to supply "price information that reflects, to the greatest degree possible, the amount a consumer would have to pay for a medical procedure," followed by Florida, Nebraska and Tennessee, which require "either providers or carriers" to supply price information.

Source: Accountable Care News, Volume 11 Number 6, June 2020, "Price Transparency: Pioneer Sees ‘Weak Laws Re: Price Transparency’ in New Study."
 

 
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  4 Factors Influencing Caregiver Engagement in Care Coordination Services in a Pediatric ACO

1. Availability
2. Alignment of services with family need
3. Ease or difficulty of engagement
4.
Timing of services

Notes: From an article entitled, "Why Do Some Caregivers of Children with Disabilities Participate in Care Management While Others Do Not? Lessons from a Population in a Pediatric Accountable Care Organization," by Abby F. Hoffman; Brian Hilligoss, PhD; Sandra J. Tanenbaum, PhD; Renée Ferrari, PhD; and Paula H. Song.

Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, May 2020
 
 
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Insights
  MedPAC urges MA, ACO tweaks to speed up value-based payment reform
Healthcare Dive, June 16, 2020
 
     
  ACOs Lean More on Physician Assistants, Non-Physician Providers
RevCycle Intelligence, June 16, 2020
 
     
  ACOs Describe What's Involved When Implementing a SNF Waiver Program
American Journal of Managed Care/Conferences, June 15, 2020
 
     
  Home Health Providers Near Turning Point in ACO Relationships
Home Health Care News, June 11, 2020
 
     
  What Happens When Medicaid ACOs Marry VB Care With SODH Screenings?
lHealthcare Innovation, June 3, 2020
 
     
  The Risks Of Remaining In The MSSP During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Health Affairs Blog, May 30, 2020
 
     
  Accountable Care Organizations in the Wake of COVID-19
Managed Healthcare Connect, May 22, 2020
 
     
  ACOs on the Edge
Healthcare Innovation, May 20, 2020
 
     
  Telepsychiatry Shows Promise As a Key Tool for ACOs
Health City/Boston Medical Center, May 19, 2020
 
     
What's News
  CMS extends Next Generation deadline a year due to COVID-19
Healthcare Finance, June 4, 2020
 
 
  ACOs’ Increase In Nonphysician Practitioners May Signal Shift For Workforce
Health Affairs, abstract only, June 2020
 
     
  ACOs ask Trump admin for more help to cope with coronavirus
Healthcare Dive, May 15, 2020
 
     
This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Special Report: Social Determinants of Health: Providers, Plans, Researchers Increasingly Investing in Ways to Maximize SDOH Data
  • Price Transparency: Pioneer Sees 'Weak Laws Re: Price Transparency' in New Study
  • Accountable Care Collaboration: Humana, Healthmap Team Up for CKD Care Coordination
  • Surescripts: Healthcare Interoperability 'Expanded Significantly in 2019'
  • COVID-19 Update: Correspondence With CMS Pays: ACOs Gain Key Concessions
  • Industry News with briefs regarding HealthLynked, Regence, and The Health Collaborative
 
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