Health Payer Intelligence November 28, 2023
New ACO enrollment was associated with a 24.4 percent lower likelihood of Medicare beneficiaries having an E/M visit for mental healthcare services.
Medicare beneficiaries newly enrolled in accountable care organizations (ACOs) did not see any improvements in their depression and anxiety symptoms, suggesting Medicare ACOs may need better incentives to improve mental healthcare, a study published in Health Affairs found.
ACOs are now the dominant care model in traditional Medicare, with around 13 million beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare ACO as of 2023. ACOs help accelerate the shift to value-based care by tying physician payments to care quality.
The ACO model design should result in providers focusing on patients with complex conditions and those with conditions that typically have low...
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