William L. Schpero, MPH

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December 12th 2014

ACO Contracting With Private and Public Payers: A Baseline Comparative Analysis

Valerie A. Lewis, PhD Carrie H. Colla, PhD William L. Schpero, MPH Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH

The authors find 51% of accountable care organizations have private payer contracts, which are more likely than public contracts to include downside risk and upfront payments.

August 21st 2014

Tracking Spending Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Using a Distributed Data Model

Carrie H. Colla, PhD William L. Schpero, MPH Daniel J. Gottlieb, MS Asha B. McClurg, BA Peter G. Albert, MS Nancy Baum, PhD Karl Finison, MA Luisa Franzini, PhD Gary Kitching, BS Sue Knudson, MA Rohan Parikh, MS Rebecca Symes, BS Elliott S. Fisher, MD

The authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.