River Health ACO Applies to Participate as Medicare Accountable Care Organization

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System announced that it is taking part in a new accountable care organization venture with several other health systems. PinnacleHealth is part of River Health ACO, which was formed April 15, and has applied to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Other members of River Health ACO are Annville Family Medicine; Susquehanna Community Health and Dental Center; Laurel Health Center; Susquehanna Health, a four-hospital integrated health system serving 11 counties in Northcentral Pennsylvania; and Family Practice Center PC, 62 practices serving nine . . .