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Jun 30 2011

Massachusetts Report on Effect of Global Payments

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The second annual report by the Massachusetts AG on health care spending trends continues to find that provider market power is a major factor and that using a risk-based payment…

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Jun 24 2011

Washington Post

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A new report says many public health provisions in the nation’s year-old health care law have not received funding, and other funded efforts are under political attack.

Jun 24 2011

California Healthline

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So even if ACOs ultimately prove to be DOA, they may succeed in helping reform the U.S. payment system by pushing that patient-focused approach to the top of the health care agenda.

Jun 13 2011

The Hill

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Even some large clinics that are structured similarly to ACOs, such as the Mayo Clinic, have said they might not take part in the new program if major changes aren’t made

Jun 10 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Citing the “suggestions of the stakeholder community,” CMS announced the deadline extension this week. The deadline to submit a letter of intent to participate in the Pioneer ACO program is now June 30, 2011

Jun 10 2011

2011 Potpourri XXIII

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Another scintillating menu of health care tidbits, including provider reaction to the proposed Accountable Care Organization rule; end-of-life care in the US and Canada; hospital volume and outcomes for difficult…

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Jun 09 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes

Jun 06 2011

Kaiser Health News

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ACO Debacle Exposes Obamacare’s Fatal Conceit

Jun 03 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Hospitals and doctors are pushing back against an Obama administration initiative that urges them to create new organizations to coordinate the care of groups of Medicare patients.

Jun 01 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS recently announced two initiatives related to the ACO model: The ACO Pioneer Program and the Advanced Payment Initiative. So, what do these two programs mean for hospitals and health systems?

May 26 2011

PBS.org

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Seven influential Republican senators wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Medicare Chief Dr. Don Berwick on Tuesday demanding that the proposed ACO rules be withdrawn.

May 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Aurora Health Care President/CEO Nick Turkal, MD, says the Milwaukee-based healthcare system will not take part in the federal government’s Accountable Care Organization pilot

May 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS director Don Berwick, MD, Tuesday introduced three programs designed to woo providers to apply for the new payment model.

May 17 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Facing strong criticism of the proposed regulation for accountable care organizations, the Obama administration announced new options Tuesday to lure hesitant doctors and hospitals.

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The American Medical Group Association warned this week that proposed rules governing accountable care organizations are “overly prescriptive” and “too burdensome,” and will discourage physician participation.

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