Medica Expands ACO Offerings in Minnesota

Lakeview Clinic, which consists of physician groups in the Minnesota cities of Waconia, Norwood Young America, Watertown and Chaska, has joined Ridgeview Connect with Medica, an accountable care organization product offered through health insurer Medica, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

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The ACO already includes Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minn. Lakeview Clinic adds more than 50 healthcare providers to the ACO and expands the ACO’s geographic reach.

“Ridgeview is excited to welcome our Lakeview partners to the Ridgeview Connect network team,” Michael Phelps, chief administrative officer of Ridgeview Medical Center, said in the news release. “We have a long history of working together, and have a shared commitment to improve the access to and delivery of affordable care to the people who love and work in the west metro.”

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