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Reference Based Pricing Research - Results With Prescription Drugs and Procedures

"Health systems are starting to act on the knowledge of the association of chronic disease and mental health. It is acknowledged in the industry that there is a vital link between chronic conditions and depressive disorders. In addition, mental health and drug abuse can often lead to acute or chronic conditions and to exacerbate things, could mask a primary medical condition. A keen understanding of these dynamics is important in shaping an ACO’s efforts.”
- Tamara StClaire, Chief Commercial Officer, BaseHealth.

"Nearly 50% of large employers will either actively promote the use of ACOs among their employees in 2018 (21%) or are considering doing so in 2019 or 2020 (26%)."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 8 Number 10, September 2017, "Employers Increase Partnerships With," by Dylan Landers-Nelson.

How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare

Lessons from 6 Years as a Primary Care-Driven ACO: Dr. Al Kurose at the DHSS Summit on the Health Care Spending Benchmark for Delaware

Al Kurose, MD, MBA, FACP is President and CEO of Coastal Medical, a primary care driven Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Coastal Medical provides care to 120,000 patients in 20 medical offices across Rhode Island. Dr. Kurose has led Coastal Medical since 2008, and has been a driving force behind Coastal Medical’s transition to accountable care.

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Determining Care Delivery Competencies for Success Under Risk-Based Payment by Daniel Chipping and John Poelman
Employers Increase Partnerships With ACOs by Dylan Landers-Nelson
What's On Your Mind: Bundled Payment Model Might Still Be Best Innovation Bet by Deirdre Baggot, Ph.D., R.N.
Focusing on Social Determinants of Health Improves Care by Jamo Rubin and Cindy Buckels
Thought Leaders' Corner: How Are ACOs Managing Behavioral Health, and Are Those Efforts Proving to Be Successful?
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