ACO Top Content

  1. Obamacare Signups Pass 11 Million Mark 2/18/2015

    In a video posted on Facebook, the White House announced that 11.4 million individuals had either signed up or re-enrolled for healthcare via the exchanges. But that number was accompanied by a number of caveats. “The Affordable Care Act is working,” President Obama stated in the video. “It’s working a little better than we anticipated. Certainly, I think, working a lot better than many of the critics talked about early on.” By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  2. The ACO 'Guinea Pigs' 1/12/2012

    On December 19, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) selected 32 healthcare systems to take part in the new Medicare Pioneer accountable care organization (ACO) initiative. 80 systems actually submitted formal applications to take part of the program. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes

  3. ACO Initiative Advances Patient Care Services 7/28/2014

    Arizona’s healthcare system shifts from volume based care to a model that rewards quality and value. By Karla Paris, contributing writer