RamaOnHealthcare May, 2016
Clif Gaus, CEO, National Association of ACOs

Dear ACO Colleague:

We are pleased to release the results of our sixth ACO survey, the first in a full report format. This survey is extremely timely, as it focuses on ACO operational costs, ACOs’ ability to take on downside risk, and the current proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

As you know, ACOs are commonly seen as the vehicle that can bring together various value and quality improvement initiatives to provide a seamless, patient-centered experience for the populations they serve. In the absence of ACOs, or ACO-like entities, healthcare organizations may use a patchwork approach to value and quality initiatives on top of a fee-for-service system that is rooted in the way...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Health System / Hospital, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Value Based
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