Wheaton, Wellmark Form Accountable Care Organization

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa have formed an accountable care organization (ACO). The ACO will focus on coordinating patient care to improve quality, provide greater value, and slow increases in health care costs. This was reported by Cedar Valley Business Monthly Online on March 7, 2013. Contact information: Andrea Barker, Director � Marketing, Communication and Public Relations, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa, 3421 West Ninth Street, Waterloo, IA 50702; 319-272-7463; E-mail: Info.WheatonIowa@wfhc.org; Website . . .