Executive Briefings | April 14, 2017
The Bumpy Path To Value-Based Reimbursement Will Create New Winners
Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been in place since the passage of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 – and have served as one of the primary models for moving provider organization reimbursement from volume to value. Since then, ACOs have expanded and evolved. There are over 800 public and private ACOs, operating across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico – approximately 460 Medicare ACOs, 316 commercial ACOs, and 62 Medicaid ACOs. These ACOs cover approximately 30 million people and 17% of the population.
But are they really moving the system from volume . . .