Commercial ACOs Fact Sheet
Source: Greenway Health
On a parallel track with the Medicare Shared Savings Program, private/commercial ACOs are forming and gaining traction across the country. These entities differ from Medicare ACOs in key ways in that highlight their independence from government oversight.
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The private sector is outpacing Medicare in terms of developing ACOs by a 4-‐to-‐1 margin
- 162 private ACOs exist in 45 states and the District of Columbia
- At present, private ACOs typically exist in large metropolitan areas
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In a private ACO model, providers work collaboratively together with each other and a payer to be responsible for the quality, care and cost of healthcare services to the ACO’s members
- The ACO must provide a continuum of care in a real or virtually integrated care delivery system
- The ACO must be of a sufficient size to provide adequate measurement numbers in terms of performance and expenditure measurement
- The ACO must be able to design a provider-‐payer contract that appropriately incorporates budget planning and shared savings distribution
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