Going ‘Social’ – The Next Iteration Of ACOs

When it comes to accountable care organizations (ACO), we’ve seen a lot of new developments in recent months. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed new models (see New ACO Developments, Same Challenges); many Medicare ACOs have reported that they are losing money (see Not All Medicare ACOs Are Winners); and some ACOs have been able to earn bonus payments by investing heavily in infrastructure (see Who Are The ‘Big Winners’ Of Medicare ACO Bonus Payments?).

If you’re keeping track of these developments, here’s another one for you — the emergence of “social ACOs,” which . . .