ACO Care Management Program Reduced Hospitalization By 8% & Medicare Spending By 6%

Medicare beneficiaries who participated in a care management program used by a Pioneer Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) had 8% fewer hospitalizations, and 6% fewer emergency department visits and their Medicare costs were lower by 6%. Participation in the care management program was associated with reductions, compared to pre-participation levels, in rates for hospitalizations and all emergency emergency department visits. The participants’ utilization and costs were also lower compared to a group of beneficiaries who were eligible for the care management program, but had not yet started the program.

These findings were reported in “Bending The Spending Curve By . . .