An agent-based simulation model to study accountable care organizations

An agent-based simulation model to study accountable care organizations

Creating accountable care organizations (ACOs) has been widely discussed as a strategy to control rapidly rising healthcare costs and improve quality of care; however, building an effective ACO is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders (payers, providers, patients) with their own interests. Also, implementation of an ACO is costly in terms of time and money. Immature design could cau...

An Actuarial Perspective on Accountable Care Organizations

Mary Downs, Executive Director Mark Cohen, Director of Communications Craig Hanna, Director of Public Policy Cori Uccello, Senior Health Fellow Heather Jerbi, Senior Health Policy Analyst An Actuarial Perspective on Accountable Care Organizations The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and recent proposed regulations incorporate a concept that some health reform proponents have advocated for several year...

Accountable care organizations.

Accountable care organizations.

Accountable care organizations--an employer POV primer.

The accountable care organization (ACO) has emerged as the centerpiece of postreform initiatives to improve the delivery of quality, cost-efficient care. As the primary partners in delivering ACOs, payers and providers have begun to collaborate on the opportunities presented by the legislation. For employers, however, this new approach to managed health care delivery models will present challen...