Northern California Centers Seek To Form ACO – Redwood Community Care Organization

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Several health centers in northwestern California are applying to form an accountable care organization under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in January 2014. The proposed ACO includes federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and primary care physicians. The Redwood Community Care Organization would be composed of five health centers: Petaluma Health Center, West County Health Centers, Alliance Medical Center, Clinic Ole, Coastal Health Alliance and Santa Rosa Community Health Centers. It would be the first Medicare ACO based on FQHCs. The organization would cover about 6,000 Medicare beneficiaries. This was reported by the North . . .