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Feb 03 2016

Medicare's Revised ACO Payment Rule

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-03/pdf/2016-01748.pdf
Jun 05 2015

2015 Revised ACO/Shared Savings Rule

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/assets/pdf/CH9989464.PDF
Dec 03 2014

CMS' Revised Shared Savings Program Rules

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-28388.pdf
Jun 25 2014

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has sent a letter to CMS regarding problems ACOs are having in their early Medicare experience, including patient attribution and quality reporting issues.

http://www.medpac.gov/documents/06162014_ACO_issue_letter_2014_COMMENT.pdf
Mar 27 2014

According to a survey in Health Services Research about 60% of physicians say they won't be participating in an ACO.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140317/BLOG/303179999/about-60-of-physician-practices-avoiding-acos-study-finds?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVDZldaL1JIQUMrWHRlRU9xamtzZEErOVU=&utm_campaign=am#
Feb 03 2014

CMS is staking a lot on accountable care organizations reducing spending while improving care for Medicare beneficiaries.  A snapshot of early experience finds that 29 out of 114 ACOs generated enough savings to get some back from CMS.  According to CMS, overall $380 million was saved.  But less than half the programs had lower spending than projected and among Pioneer, or more experienced ACOs, performance was not much better.  Many providers are undecided on seeking ACO status, since the $80 per patient savings don't go very far to paying for the immense additive costs of becoming one.

http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2014/01/acos-saving-some-money-but-medicare-is-short-on-details?utm_campaign=KHN%253A%2520Daily%2520Health%2520Policy%2520Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=11809580&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_8XDi56ebh3omwtM0-vGbb_oqaWA3duM-M-Nt8ad6AFd5bs1usqcthiASO8vKVq9Hk_8hhEbj5RH7CECosw20cCpOVrQ&_hsmi=11809580
Dec 17 2013

According to research published in the journal Healthcare, medical practices participating in the Physician Group Practice Demonstration, the forerunner of the ACO concept, had reduced cancer care costs of $721 per patient or 3.9% annually, all attributed to less inpatient care.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213076413000183
Dec 13 2013

A survey from Purdue Healthcare Advisors suggests that most hospitals and health systems have no interest in being involved in an accountable care organization, perceiving them to be unstable and financially risky.

http://pha.purdue.edu/news/survey
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