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ACOs are worth the risk | Some Pioneers are proving higher-quality care can lead to lower costs

By Merrill Goozner | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine

The first-year results from Medicare's Pioneer ACO pilot project showed all 32 of the provider participants met their quality improvement-reporting goals, but only 13 reduced costs.
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Slimming options | Intel adopts narrow network to better manage care

By Melanie Evans | July 13, 2013 | Print Magazine

Dissatisfied with previous cost and quality efforts, computer chip giant Intel Corp. has entered an unusual direct contract with Presbyterian Healthcare Services for a narrow-network, accountable care-style arrangement for its employees in New Mexico.
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Pioneers no more? | A number of ACOs are still weighing whether to switch to another model

By Melanie Evans | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine

Time is running out for several undecided Medicare Pioneer accountable care organizations to choose whether to stay or go.
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Betting on change | Tenet deal with Vanguard shows it's primed to try ACO effort, new payment model

By Beth Kutscher | June 29, 2013 | Print Magazine

Tenet's Vanguard deal is about three things: building size and scale; squeezing more revenue from Vanguard's hospital and ambulatory-care portfolio; and becoming a bigger player in managed care.
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'Too early to tell' | Full impact of ACOs on quality unknown

By Melanie Evans | June 01, 2013 | Print Magazine

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 | Regional programs taking concept of ACOs to a much broader level

By Jessica Zigmond | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine

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 together to improve the health of an entire region.
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Beyond hospice | New models of care focus on advanced illnesses

By Maureen McKinney | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine

Proponents of emerging forms of advanced illness care are banking on new payment models, such as accountable care organizations, to bolster their efforts and provide reliable reimbursement.
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Competing for consumers | Coming coordinated-care squeeze prompts providers to push into insurance market

By Melanie Evans | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine

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 business: providing healthcare.
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No reprieve | CMS rejects ACOs' call to delay benchmarks

By Melanie Evans | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine

Accountable care organizations in Medicare's Pioneer ACO program failed to win a one-year reprieve from having financial incentives tied to their performance on quality benchmarks.
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Push in the right direction | ACOs increasingly see insurance benefits as opportunity to offer incentives promoting value-based decisions

By Melanie Evans | March 30, 2013 | Print Magazine

More hospitals and docs are signing accountable care contracts that tie payouts to delivering better results at lower costs. Some want insurers to nudge patients toward choices that help them do it.
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