Best Practices For Accountable Care Organizations In Medicaid
Best Practices For Accountable Care Organizations In Medicaid Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are gaining momentum in Medicaid. As Medicare, commercial payers, and providers aggressively launch ACOs across the country, state Medicaid agencies, health plans, and providers have also been planning innovative initiatives for their beneficiaries. Given Medicaid’s growing role as a health insurer, ACOs offer states an opportunity to drive broader delivery-system transformation for providers and systems serving low-income populations. The ACO model hinges on the hypothesis that supporting core capabilities and decision-making power at the point of care can meaningfully improve health care delivery and . . .