Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News September, 2015

“The key take away from a leadership perspective is that it is still very hard for ACOs to make money under the CMS program, despite the course corrections that have been made along the way. The set up and operating costs to participate in the CMS program still exceed
the savings that about 75% of the program are earning. Experienced programs did somewhat better than newcomers, but the fact is that the current MSSP Program still primarily rewards those organizations where historic utilization and costs were high -- and is far more
challenging for organizations and physician groups in markets where utilization is low. MSSP’s effort to get participants to move towards two-sided risk arrangements will not make real progress until this structural defect is more effectively addressed. This horse just won’t
drink."
- David Fairchild, M.D., MPH, Director and Senior ACO Advisor, BDC Advisors. LLC.

"Nearly 70 percent of respondents felt that physicians should be held accountable for costs of care in addition to the quality of care."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 6 Number 9, September 2015, Editor's Corner: "Physician Leader Survey: Affordable Care Act Contains More Good than Bad."

Medicare Yet To Save Money Through Heralded Medical Payment Model
Kaiser Health News, September 14, 2015

Accountable Health Care Incentives: The "Spoonful of Sugar" Approach Must Ensure "the Medicine Goes Down"
Huffington Post Business/The Blog, September 5, 2015

Community Health Center Strategies For Pursuing Accountable Care
Health Affairs Blog, September 2, 2015

7 accountable care, shared savings agreements in August
Becker's Hospital Review, September 1, 2015

Accountable Care Organizations: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Pulse Weekly/Navigant Healthcare, August 31, 2015

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Reporting and Shared Savings Distributions
American Journal of Managed Care, abstract only, August 18, 2015

What Healthcare Can Learn From Amazon, Uber, and the Movies by Ted Tanner, Jr.
A Call for Greater Health Care Transparency by Joel White
Editor’s Corner: Dr. Peter Angood on the Physician Leader Survey
Population Health Analytics: The Seven Vectors of Competitive Strategy by Ken Perez
Thought Leader’s Corner: "New ACO results are out, with both winners and losers. Is the ACO glass half full or half empty?”
Industry News with briefs regarding CMS, eHealthInitiative, the Commonwealth Fund, Leavitt Partners, Horizon BCBS and Omnia Health Alliance, and the AMA.
Catching Up with…. Kavita Patel, MD, MPH

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