A recent report by The Commonwealth Fund found no consistent set of subgroups for high-need, high-cost patients managed by accountable care organizations (ACOs), but it did suggest methods by which ...

Despite those positive figures, many ACOs are still facing hurdles like regulations and high startup costs, experts shared with Bloomberg. “Coming up with these funds is difficult for a lot of ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

New research by The Dartmouth Institute finds that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) serving a high proportion of minority patients performed significantly worse on many quality-of-care measures ...

As health systems seek growth opportunities in the employer market, participating in accountable care organizations (ACO), which originally sprang up within Medicare, is a potentially valuable ...

Accountable care organizations that engage primary care physicians are more apt to get buy-in on programs that target high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients, according to a report by The Commonwealth ...

The following statistics or study findings about ACOs help paint a picture of the model today, in terms of prevalence but also in function. Below, find the number of ACOs today, the most common ...

High-need, high-cost (HNHC) individuals are defined as people of all ages living with clinically complex needs and functional limitations who also incur high health care costs or are likely to do so ...

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $1.66 billion last year as value-based care providers brace for potential major changes to the program like new health equity measures. The Centers for ...