Vermont Contracts With OneCare For Medicaid ACO Pilot Program

On February 8, 2017, Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Agency for Human Services announced that the state had contracted with OneCare for a pilot Medicaid program intended to change the current fee-for-service system. OneCare will operate a Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) under a one-year contract, valued at more than $93.3 million, with Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA).

OneCare will receive a prospective payment to provide health care services for 30,000 Medicaid beneficiaries. The OneCare ACO network includes four hospitals, federally qualified health centers, independent physician practices, skilled nursing provider organizations, home health . . .