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ACO Business News

Timely News and Business Strategies on Accountable Care Organizations

While lots of hurdles remain, accountable care organizations have tremendous potential to drive radical near-term change in health care delivery and reimbursement. ACO Business News is a hard-hitting monthly newsletter on the latest industry actions and HHS news for hospitals, physicians, health plans and their advisers.

The basic idea is simple: groups of physicians, hospitals, practitioners and plans will manage care for large populations under global budgets, and share in the savings that result from better outcomes that will cost less. Private-sector ACOs already are struggling to navigate the many business decisions needed in setting up these entities. And the HHS regulations governing Medicare ACOs create new challenges for Medicare providers.

When you read ACO Business News, you’ll get answers to questions like:

• What strategies are small medical groups in CMS’s Medicare Shared Savings Program using to hit savings and quality targets?
• Where do specialized ACOs focusing on areas like pediatrics and oncology fit in?
• How are ACOs in rural areas overcoming access and cost hurdles?
• Which states are furthest along in developing Medicaid ACOs — and what does that mean for insurers and providers operating in those regions?
• What are providers doing to avoid Stark and other antitrust issues in developing ACOs?
• Which payment system works best in private ACO arrangements — global capitation or hybrid fee-for-service? Under what circumstances?

As a subscriber to ACO Business News, you will receive:

• The hard-hitting monthly newsletter, delivered First Class by U.S. Mail and also electronically,
• E-News Alerts whenever important news breaks, and
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• Searchable archives of past articles,
• Convenient library with PDFs of back issues,
• Recent stories of interest grouped for convenient reading, and
• Regular postings from your editor.

Get timely guidance from experts that will help you transform exciting ACO opportunities into winning business strategies. Subscribe to ACO Business News today!