Two papers raise a few problems with how ACOs are paid and offer some remedies: (1) A paper by Rudy Douven, Thomas McGuire, and J. Michael McWilliams published in Health Affairs earlier this year and (2) a white paper by Michael Chernew, Thomas McGuire, and J. Michael McWilliams. Below are notes for each in turn, a mix of quotes … Continue reading ACO payment issues and alternatives