Fierce Healthcare July 3, 2019
A new survey found that only 33% of accountable care organizations have at least one contract that takes on greater risk, and the results come as the Trump administration implements a revamp to the program.
The number of ACOs taking on downside risk, where the organizations pay back the government for any losses from not meeting healthcare savings targets, has increased from 28% in 2012, according to the survey results published this week in Health Affairs.
The survey sample included 862 ACOs out of the 1,011 operating in 2018 and 55% responded to the questionnaire.
The small hike in ACOs taking on downside risk from 2012 to 2018 comes as the number of ACOs exploded five-fold during that time, the...
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