Understanding The Two Medicaid ACO Models

ACOs are in the news. Just a couple months ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released the update on the Medicare ACO shared savings bonuses (About One-Fourth Of Medicare ACOs Earned Shared Savings Bonuses). There are announcements of new ACO partnerships on an almost daily basis - Aetna Forms ACO With Mercy Health System & St. Mary Medical Center In PA, Aetna & Rush Health Create First-of-Its-Kind ACO In Illinois, Humana & Northwest Physicians Network Form ACO Partnership To Improve Care For Washington Seniors, and DaVita Kidney Care Launches Medicare Disease-Specific ACO In Arizona . . .