Improving the quality of care while also reducing costs has become a centerpiece for transforming the US healthcare system. As efforts across the country continue to be introduced, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have emerged as an effective way to address these 2 issues.
Improving the quality of care while also reducing costs has become a centerpiece for transforming the US healthcare system. As efforts across the country continue to be introduced, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have emerged as an effective way to address these 2 issues. With recent CMS changes to their Medicare ACO program and growing interest from commerical payers, as well as demonstrated cost savings, the prevalence of these ACOs is likely to continue to spread across the healthcare system.
During this podcast, we speak with 3 experts about these ACOs, as well as other mechanisms of value-based care:
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