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New payment system links costs, patients' outcomes Des Moines (Iowa) Register | 5/23/12 - 8:30 am $628 million marked for Mass. safety net hospitals Jaimy Lee | 5/22/12 - 3:00 pm DaVita to buy Calif. company for $4.42 billion Melanie Evans | 5/21/12 - 9:00 am Colo. governor expected to sign Medicaid payment reform Andis Robeznieks | 5/20/12 - 2:00 pm ACOs: The ugly Orlando Business Journal | 5/18/12 - 10:00 am St. Francis Hospital, Connecticare sign collaborative care pact Hartford (Conn.) Business Journal | 5/15/12 - 5:45 pm Location may affect ACO bonuses, penalties: report Melanie Evans | 5/10/12 - 12:00 pm Mercy-Des Moines, Wellmark announce ACO Melanie Evans | 5/8/12 - 2:30 pm

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Tenn. Blues, doc practices to bundle payments

Four Tennessee orthopedic practices have inked an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee to establish a bundled-payment system for total knee and hip replacements....

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Video News Short: MGMA-ACMPE's Dr. Susan Turney talks ACOs, reform and reimbursement (3:13)

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Role models

Kate Walsh | May 05, 2012
Six years after Massachusetts' historic healthcare reform legislation, the state provides a window into healthcare reform for the rest of the states,...
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Payment reform is working in Massachusetts

Boston Globe | May 02, 2012
When it comes to health reform, many in our state are on a mission to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve both near-universal coverage and...
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Then there were six—ACOs

April 20, 2012
Ten physician groups agreed in 2011 to extend their test of Medicare accountable care, which began in 2005, for another two years. Now, six remain.
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Putting ACO principles to work

Margaret Sabin | April 14, 2012
With healthcare reform approaching and economic challenges all around us, the landscape for healthcare providers is changing rapidly.
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Buffering risk

Melanie Evans | May 19, 2012
The move toward accountable care contracts has exposed some providers to new levels of financial risk, prompting an emerging market of insurance and...
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Tweaking the system

Jaimy Lee | May 12, 2012
Massachusetts hospitals support the state's new efforts to transform the way that healthcare is paid for, but are concerned officials may attempt to...
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Off-trail in Oregon

Andis Robeznieks | May 05, 2012
Facing crushing healthcare costs, Oregon lawmakers found the political will to transform the state's Medicaid program.
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No ROI in ACO

Beth Kutscher | April 21, 2012
The healthcare reform law created a flurry of activity among hospitals and systems laying the groundwork to get in on Medicare's new incentive...
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