Healthcare Innovation November 6, 2023
Among patients not initially enrolled in an ACO, those who switched to one were no more likely to get mental health treatment and saw no improvements in their symptoms
A study published today in Health Affairs looked at a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries from 2016 to 2019 and found no differences in mental health between Medicare beneficiaries who received their healthcare through traditional fee-for-service programs and those enrolled in accountable care organizations.
The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Yale School of Public Health. The researchers noted that the idea behind ACOs is that by integrating all health services into one system, patients will receive coordinated, high-quality care...
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