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Systems with ACOs say benefits are strategic, not financial Beth Kutscher | 6/19/13 - 4:45 pm WakeMed, physicians group coordinate to improve care and avoid penalties News Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) | 6/18/13 - 10:45 am Reform Update: 'Physician champions' needed to increase payer, provider collaboration, execs say Jonathan Block | 6/13/13 - 3:30 pm Reform Update: Medicaid expansion could occur in red states in coming weeks Jonathan Block | 6/11/13 - 4:15 pm Commercial insurers less likely to offer ACOs 'upside-only' shared-savings arrangements Rachel Landen | 6/5/13 - 10:30 pm Execs worry Gilfillan's CMS exit will slow reform Melanie Evans and Jessica Zigmond | 6/3/13 - 4:00 pm Reform Update: Medicare managed care linked to overall savings, study finds Melanie Evans | 5/29/13 - 4:30 pm Health differences key to variation in Medicare costs: analysis Melanie Evans | 5/28/13 - 5:30 pm

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Reform Update: McClellan sees Pioneer quality measures having wide impact

Debate over quality measures among Medicare's first accountable care organizations and federal officials will likely have significance for the 220 (and growing) other accountable care efforts under Medicare, a former CMS administrator says....

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'Too early to tell'

Melanie Evans | June 01, 2013
Though early adopters are gaining experience with accountable care organizations, evidence of their impact on quality remains limited.
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Caring for the community

Jessica Zigmond | May 25, 2013
About four years ago, Nick Macchione had an idea to expand the ACO concept in a way that would involve a much broader range of stakeholders working...
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Competing for consumers

Melanie Evans | April 27, 2013
For providers that own health plans, the new insurance markets offer an alluring opportunity for them to expand or gain market share in their primary...
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No reprieve

Melanie Evans | April 27, 2013
Accountable care organizations in Medicare's Pioneer ACO program failed to win a one-year reprieve from having financial incentives tied to their...
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The value in price transparency

Merrill Goozner | May 11, 2013
The controversy surrounding hospital pricing resurfaced last week after the CMS released hospital charges and payments for the top 100...
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Blog: Who's in your ACO?

Melanie Evans | March 11, 2013
Hundreds of hospitals and medical groups have entered into contracts with insurers (notably Medicare) to deliver savings and quality gains. In...
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Blog - After the election: How will new accountable care deals shape up?

Melanie Evans | November 16, 2012
As my colleagues and I reported this week, the re-election of President Barack Obama eased some of the uncertainty over the future of the Patient...
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Blog: Capital (and competition) drive solo hospital into merger

Melanie Evans | October 12, 2012
Chilton Hospital officials saw greater access to capital for ambulatory expansion, information technology and other investments to prepare for...
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