Proposed Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
March 31, 2011 The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued a "Proposed Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program." The Medicare Shared Savings Program represents a substantial change in Medicare policy by encouraging ACO member organizations to share information and coordinate patient care, which in the past was a trigger for antitrust enforcement actions by DOJ. Download the Report . . .
