Managed Healthcare Executive March 19, 2025
Moving away from accountable care organizations (ACOs) will not lead to value-based care, according to Luke Hansen, M.D., M.H.S., and chief medical officer of Arcadia, a healthcare data analytics company.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) still play an important role in value-based care, and shifting away from them at this time would be a mistake, according to Luke Hansen, M.D., M.H.S. In a video interview with Managed Healthcare Executive, Hansen explained why ACOs are still important.
“Bundled programs are a necessary piece,” Hansen said. “The ACO structure can transfer accountability for cost to PCPs [primary care physicians], but at the end of the day, if you play that out and you really start to tighten the screws, I worry we...