Premier : How Are Hospital-Based ACOs Addressing Community Health?
October 27, 2016 at 12:41 pm EDT
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Health Affairs Blog: Andrea Ducas, Timothy J. Lowe, and Blair Childs: As Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), noted earlier this year, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are no longer the 'mythical unicorn creatures' they once were. In just six short years following the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACOs have moved from a small market experiment to now being responsible for the health care-and the health care costs-of nearly 30 million Americans. While ACO performance continues to evolve, one thing is clear: ACOs were early trend-setters in the movement toward advancing population health.
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