Health Payer Intelligence August 25, 2016
Two expert opinions on accountable care organizations delve into whether or not this model of care has benefited the medical industry.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isn’t merely responsible for creating health insurance exchanges, eliminating pre-existing conditions or even expanding the Medicaid program. The Affordable Care Act also helped build the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the structure of accountable care organizations (ACOs). While the promise of accountable care organizations was meant to bring significant cost savings to the healthcare industry, experts seem to disagree on the benefits of the Medicare Shared Savings Program and ACOs.
For instance, two authors – one hailing from Massachusetts General Hospital and the other from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and...
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