- Center on Health Equity & Access
- Clinical
- Health Care Cost
- Health Care Delivery
- Insurance
- Policy
- Technology
- Value-Based Care
3 Key Strategies for ACO Success
More than 400 accountable care organizations (ACOs) exist across the country, and physician groups have overtaken hospitals as the largest backers of ACOs.
More than 400 accountable care organizations (ACOs) exist across the country, and physician groups have overtaken hospitals as the largest backers of ACOs.
The Heritage Provider Network formed one of the largest physician-led pioneer ACOs in 2012. The Pioneer ACO Model was designed for more advanced providers who wanted a greater return for helping reducing Medicare spending, but in return would face penalties for having expenditures rise too much under their watch.
When initial results regarding pioneer ACOs were released last summer, Heritage was one of 13 organizations to have generated enough savings to make it eligible to share the savings with the Medicare program.
Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/1jML6q0
Source: MedPage Today
Breast Cancer Outcomes Improved in States With Medicaid Expansion
October 24th 2024Medicaid expansion is associated with improved care and increased survival rates for patients with certain breast cancers, but future studies should focus on whether Medicaid expansion mitigates the disparities between Black and non-White patients.
Read More
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
Listen
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Community Wellness Centers
September 27th 2024Delia Orosco, MS, director of Community Wellness Centers at Inland Empire Health Plan, shares insight into innovative initiatives provided by the wellness centers and their new mobile mammogram clinics.
Listen
