You’re busy. You don’t have time to analyze the data, but you want to know if ACOs are working. My latest AcademyHealth post is for
My latest over at the AcademyHealth blog: We’ve spent the last few years writing about changes to the health care system due to the ACA
Recent studies have credited Pioneer ACOs with some savings, though less to none accounting for program costs. How do those study results square with predictions? I
I’m at the 36th Annual Health Law Professors’ Conference, a wonky meeting that’s the highlight of my conference year. I plan to blog some of
There are three Viewpoints worth your time this month in JAMA Pediatrics. The first is by Charles Horner and Kavita Patel, and discusses ACOs and
Over at the Daily Beast, Einer Elhague offers a column that promises the “best way to reform health care and cut the deficit.” It’s the
From Lawton Burns and Mark Pauly in Health Affairs: The evidence reviewed above suggests that components of accountable care organizations have limited and uncertain impact, especially
Earlier this week, my paper with Rick Mayes on 1990s capitation contracts and modern ACOs appeared in Health Affairs. As this post hits the blog,
Some say ACOs cannot work because they are too much like certain, failed managed care contracts of the 1990s. Some say ACOs cannot work because
There is, however, another reason to be skeptical about these mergers, not so much because they will reduce competition in today’s insurance market, but because
Last week, I noted the significant differences between Paul Ryan’s proposals, from his 2012 budget to Ryan-Wyden to his 2013 budget. I also noted that
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