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According to a survey from Willis Towers Watson, 80% of employers plan to include Centers of Excellence in health plans by 2020, up from 51% in 2018. 65% of respondents plan to include high performance networks, more than double the 28% last year.

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 10 Number 8, August 2019, "Survey Sees Companies Moving to Accountable Care Set-Ups."

 
What's News
  Early Effects of an Accountable Care Organization Model for Underserved Areas
The New England Journal of Medicine, August 8, 2019
 
     
  How does being a pediatric ACO impact service use for children with disabilities?
Health Services Research, abstract only, August 6, 2019
 
     
  Key Collaborative Factors When Medicaid ACOs Work With Primary Care Clinics
Preventing Chronic Disease/CDC, August 5, 2019
 
     
  Five-Year Impact of a Commercial ACO on Health Care Spending, Utilization
Medical Care, abstract only, July 24, 2019
 
     
  ACOs’ Strategies for Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Lessons From the MSSP
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, July 19, 2019
 
     
  A dip in new arrivals of ACOs have some in the industry wary of a new trend
FierceHealthcare, July 19, 2019
 
     
Insights
  How successful ACOs treat their physicians
Medical Economics, August 7, 2019
 
  The Growing Push For Medicaid ACOs
Open Minds, August 6, 2019
 
     
  As Accountable Care Evolves, the Future is right for Primary Care Providers
Aledade, August 1, 2019
 
     
  3 Strategies Used by the Top 20 MSSP ACOs
CipherHealth blog, July 31, 2019
 
     
  OIG Identifies What Makes Accountable Care Organizations Successful
RevCycle Intelligence, July 29, 2019
 
     
  More ACOs Taking Accountability Under MSSP Through ‘Pathways To Success’
Health Affairs Blog, July 17, 2019
 
     
  ACOs may be missing the mark with seniors who need complex care
McKnight's Long-Term Care News, July 15, 2019
 
This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Harvard Medical School Study: BCBSMA's AQC 'Slowed Spending, Improved Care'
  • Social Determinants of Health: AmeriHealth Caritas: 'Using Community Health-Based Services Reduces Emergency Room Utilization'
  • Washington DC Watch: agilon Responds to CMS RFI on Proposed Direct Contracting Models
  • NAACOS Hails HHS OIG Report as 'Roadmap for Success in Accountable Care'
  • Survey Sees Companies Moving to Accountable Care Set-Ups
  • Telemedicine
  • Industry News with briefs regarding Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Landmark Health, Caravan Health, Texas Hospital Association, and Stratum Med.
 
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