Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2021
UVM Health Network will become the sole parent company of OneCare Vermont, a statewide ACO focused on Vermont’s all-payer model.
OneCare was formed by Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Health Network and Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock shortly after Vermont signed onto CMS’ experimental all-payer ACO model in 2012.
As the state ACO committed to the all-payer model, OneCare provides resources and support to the providers that care for patients in three key areas: network performance management, payment reform, and data and analytics. The all-payer ACO aims to move Vermont toward a value-based, equitable healthcare model.
Under the deal, announced Sept. 24, OneCare will join the UVM Health Network umbrella on Oct. 1. OneCare will remain its own legal entity and will maintain a...