AJMC September 14, 2021
Findings published in this issue add to the growing literature showing that multiple types of accountable care organizations (ACOs) can be successful, whether they are confederations of smaller, independent primary care practices or larger, integrated systems.
Am J Accountable Care. 2021;9(3):10-12. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajac.2021.88748
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been a large part of the transition away from fee-for-service payments, with the number of ACOs rapidly growing over the past decade. However, there has been a plateau in the number of ACOs since 2018, with ACO exits outweighing entrants for the past 2 years.1 From our analysis of Medicare Shared Savings Program data,2 we have found that one key category of ACOs has become less likely to join or remain an ACO:...
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