ACO partners with population health management company to expand value-based care for rural Colorado

The initiative was announced earlier this month and was launched by Community Care Alliance (CCA), an accountable care organization, and Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a population health management organization. The initiative will reach rural health practices, critical access hospitals and health systems throughout Colorado and eastern Utah.

The venture aims to improve quality outcomes and lower healthcare costs for Medicare beneficiaries. CHS will provide CCA with data, strategic growth planning, care coordination and market leadership, it said in an announcement. The two will operate Medicare ACOs and direct contracting entities, and enter value-based contracts with Medicare Advantage...