Texas Health Resources Establishes Another Accountable Care Organization With Private Insurer

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Arlington-based Texas Health Resources has established its second accountable care organization with a commercial insurer in as many weeks. THR said it had reached agreement with Aetna to create an ACO in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to raise the quality of care and lower the cost. Two weeks ago, THR, one of the largest health care providers in North Texas, announced a similar agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, the largest insurer in the state. The organizations said that ACO, THR's first with a commercial insurer, would be one of . . .