Shifting ACO Market = Shifting Strategy

The footprint of accountable care organizations (ACO) continues to expand. As of the end of the first quarter of 2017, there are 923 ACOs covering 32 million lives in the country, marking an increase of 92 ACOs and 2.2 million covered lives in one year’s time (see Growth Of ACOs And Alternative Payment Models In 2017). These ACOs have 1,366 contracts – 715 commercial, 563 Medicare, and 88 Medicaid. Their coverage now extends to 10% of the U.S. population – with a low of two percent in Wyoming and West Virginia, and a high of 30% in Rhode . . .