Healthcare Innovation October 1, 2020
Current ACO structure called a limited success, ‘because the playing field is too small’
In a recent joint appearance, the current and former chairs of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) applauded accountable care organizations (ACOs) for the progress they have made so far on cost savings and quality, but both also highlighted major barriers that if resolved, could make a major difference in the success of the ACO movement.
Current MedPAC Chair Michael Chernew , Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, recently succeeded Jay Crosson, M.D., founding executive director of the Permanente Federation, the national organization of the Permanente Medical Groups, the physician component of Kaiser Permanente. Both spoke...
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