Accountable Care Bulletin
  Complimentary from the publishers of HealthExecWeek                          December 2023  
     
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Insights
  NAACOS Praises Introduction of New Senate Bill on Value-Based Care
NAACOS press release, December 14, 2023
   
  Steward Health Care to close Massachusetts hospital amid financial troubles
Healthcare Dive, December 6, 2023
   
  Clover Health will exit the ACO REACH program as it focuses on profitability
Fierce Healthcare, December 4, 2023
   
  Aledade to Launch Community Health Center-Only MSSP ACO in Virginia
Healthcare Innovation, December 1, 2023
   
  3 Key Ways to Know an ACO Is Successful Using 2022 MSSP Results
Aledade blog, December 1, 2023
HealthSprocket List
 
  Home-Based Palliative Care in an MSSP ACO: 3 Takeaways

1
. Hospitalizations: 51% reduction in the HBPC group compared to others
2. Used hospice: 70% of HBPC group vs. 43% of others
3. Total cost of care: $27,203 for the HBPC group vs. $36,089 for others

Notes: A study of 3,418 Medicare Shared Saving Program ACO beneficiaries approaching the end of life, comparing decedents who received home-based palliative care (HBPC) versus those who did not. 
 

Source: Population Health Management, "Cost Reduction and Utilization Patterns in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization Using Home-Based Palliative Care Services," November 27, 2023.
 
 
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How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare From Planning to Action: Operationalizing Accountable Care at All Levels

Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Director and Executive Forum Co-Chair Dr. Mark McClellan discusses the practical implementation of accountable care within today’s health care systems and how accountable care addresses contemporary health care challenges. Dr. McClellan spotlights the latest LAN tools and thought leadership from the past year and illustrates how these resources can empower stakeholders to take meaningful action.
 

 
 
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What's News
  CommonSpirit Health Improving Quality while Reducing Medicare Spending
CommonSpirit Health press release, December 14, 2023
 
     
  ACO Attribution & Post-Acute SNF Outcomes for People Living With Dementia
The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, December 8, 2023
 
     
  The Impact of Nurse Practitioner Attribution in Medicare Shared Savings ACOs
The American Journal of Accountable Care, December 5, 2023
 
     
  The role of PCPs in testing for STIs in the MassHealth Medicaid program
PLOS One, abstract only, November 30, 2023
 
     
  Cost, Utilization & Patient Experience With ACO-Based Pediatric Care Management
Pediatrics, November 28, 2023
 
     
  Cost Reduction & Utilization in a Medicare ACO Using Home-Based Palliative Care
Population Health Management, abstract only, November 27, 2023
 
     
  MSSP ACOs Using Milliman MedInsight Achieved Over $274M Shared Savings
Milliman MedInsight via PR Newswire, November 17, 2023
 
     
  Together Senior Health Partners with ACO Rainier Health Network
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health via PR Newswire, November 15, 2023
 
     
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