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Accountable care organizations reduce spending without compromising care
Evaluations of three accountable care organization payment models, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program, Colorado’s Accountable Care Collaborative and Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations, revealed successes in overall performance and spending, but further assessment is required to address their effect on patients’ health and quality of life, according to two studies and an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income individuals, has grown to cover more than 20% of the population nationally and accounts for a significant and growing portion of state budgets,” K. John (Read more...)