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Reform Update: Synergies seen with RWJF, Innovation Center initiatives Maureen McKinney | 5/13/13 - 3:00 pm Researchers, Commonwealth urge new Medicare option Jessica Zigmond | 5/6/13 - 6:15 pm Mountain States to join Vanderbilt network Jaimy Lee | 5/3/13 - 4:15 pm HMA, Florida Blue plan to launch ACO Rachel Landen | 5/2/13 - 1:15 pm Healthcare leaders expect big shift toward outpatient care Rachel Landen | 4/29/13 - 2:00 pm No delay in tying Pioneer ACO pay for quality performance Melanie Evans | 4/24/13 - 4:15 pm A health provider finds success in keeping hospital beds empty New York Times | 4/24/13 - 7:45 am Big ACO push at heart of policy group's healthcare overhaul plan Rich Daly | 4/18/13 - 12:30 pm

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Reform Update: ACO Pioneers may be mulling their options

As the deadline nears for Medicare's first accountable care organizations to decide whether they will continue with the initiative, at least one is debating whether to leave....

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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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Beyond hospice

Maureen McKinney | April 27, 2013
Proponents of emerging forms of advanced illness care are banking on new payment models, such as accountable care organizations, to bolster their...
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Push in the right direction

Melanie Evans | March 30, 2013
More hospitals and docs are signing accountable care contracts that tie payouts to delivering better results at lower costs. Some want insurers to...
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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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