Medicare ACOs have achieved savings in providing care to patients with multiple conditions
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
There are now over 700 Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in place across the country, making them one of the largest health care payment and delivery reforms underway in the United States. Until recently, little has been known about the effect of Medicare ACOs on overall spending. A new study found that Medicare ACOs are making modest, yet increasing, gains in these areas, particularly when it comes to treating patients with multiple conditions.