Wisconsin’s Aurora Competitors Team With UnitedHealth In New ACO

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Four southeast Wisconsin hospitals systems have set aside their competitive differences to partner with the state's largest health insurer UnitedHealthcare and challenge market leader Aurora Health Care in the new movement toward lower costs and higher quality. This was reported by Unitedhealthcare on September 11, 2013. Columbia St. Mary's, Froedtert Health, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and the Medical College of Wisconsin are collaborating in the new Quality Health Solutions affordable care organization (ACO). Also participating from the Fond du Lac area is Agnesian Healthcare. The initiative will provide coordinated care to more than 100 . . .