Accountable care organizations are physician- and health system–led groups focused on improving care coordination while reducing unnecessary healthcare spending. Often partnering with Medicare programs and serving patients with private insurance, ACOs use data-driven strategies to deliver high-quality care more efficiently.
Each year, these organizations generate millions of dollars in savings for patients and health systems alike. Many of the ACOs featured on this list were early adopters of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, helping lead the shift toward value-based care nationwide.
Note: This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included ACOs. ACOs cannot pay for inclusion on this list. ACOs are presented in alphabetical order. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.
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ACO West Virginia (Morgantown, W.Va.). ACO West Virginia delivered strong financial and quality performance in 2024, saving Medicare more than $20 million and achieving shared savings for the fourth consecutive year. The ACO realized nearly $8 million in shared savings in 2024, while serving more than 37,000 Medicare beneficiaries across West Virginia and surrounding states. Consistent performance gains reflect a focus on preventive care, chronic disease management and provider engagement. Under Board Chair Benjamin Gerber, the ACO is advancing data-driven outreach and access-focused strategies for rural populations.
AdvantagePoint Health Alliance ACO (Brentwood, Tenn.). AdvantagePoint Health Alliance has expanded to eight regional clinically integrated networks spanning multiple states, aligning more than 2,300 providers and over 40 hospitals. The organization actively manages care for more than 260,000 individuals across Medicare Advantage, commercial, Affordable Care Act and Medicaid value-based contracts, supported by data-driven clinical integration and shared performance benchmarks. Over the past two years, AdvantagePoint strengthened care navigation, expanded social determinants of health support and fully deployed an ambulatory clinical documentation improvement model to better reflect patient risk and total cost of care. Led by Carol Ann Hudson, the ACO is focused on optimizing contract performance while deepening alignment across its national clinically integrated network footprint.
Arkansas Health Network (Little Rock). Arkansas Health Network is a physician-driven, clinically integrated network serving more than 140,000 patients in 2025. The ACO was established in 2013 as part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. The ACO, committed to value-based care, is a major driver of quality, health and financial improvement for patients and providers. Since 2014, the ACO has saved Medicare over $63 million in medical spending. In March 2023, the organization earned dual accreditation in clinical integration and employer based population health, making it the first clinically integrated network in the industry to do so.
Atlantic Accountable Care Organization (Morristown, N.J.). As one of the first ACOs established from the inception of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Atlantic ACO has consistently saved Medicare money each year. It is composed of over 1,700 associated physicians across five participating hospitals. Looking to the future, the ACO aims to offer coordinated care across physician offices and hospitals, resulting in improved health outcomes and fewer hospital visits.
Banner Health Network (Phoenix). Beneficiaries of Banner Health Network receive quality care and preventive medicine, resulting in less cost to Medicare. The ACO has saved millions of dollars since its inception, with a shared savings payment of $21.1 million in 2024. Banner Health Network consists of 5,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice providers across 15 hospitals, and various other health centers and multiple other medical facilities. The ACO aims to use technology to continue improving the patient and provider experience.
Baptist Physician Partners ACO (Jacksonville, Fla.). Baptist Physician Partners is a physician-led, URAC-accredited clinically integrated network that has generated $247 million in total savings from value-based agreements between 2017 and 2023, ranking in the top 9% of MSSP ACOs nationally based on total savings. Operating as a two-sided risk enhanced track ACO, the network supports more than 91,400 covered lives through 1,302 multispecialty physicians. The ACO has recently expanded home-based care, implemented remote monitoring for diabetes and hypertension, and restructured care coordination into a regional model. Led by Mary Leen, DNP, ARNP, the ACO continues to expand access through virtual care, ambulatory clinics and clinically aligned network growth.
BayCare Physician Partners (Clearwater, Fla.). BayCare Physician Partners has consistently delivered strong quality and financial performance, earning quality scores above 86% and ranking in the top third of ACOs nationally over the past two performance years. During that same period, the ACO generated more than $58 million in savings for CMS, reflecting effective care coordination and cost management. BayCare Physician Partners supports a large, integrated provider network across West Central Florida focused on high-quality, compassionate care. Led by BayCare’s value-based care leadership team, the ACO is advancing predictive analytics, proactive care management and improved risk adjustment accuracy.
Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (Dallas). Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance is an ACO as well as a clinically integrated network affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health. It serves more than 1 million members and is committed to delivering its patients the highest quality, cost-effective care possible. The Alliance’s provider network is composed of more than 6,000 physicians, 50 hospitals, 95 post-acute care facilities and other healthcare stakeholders.
Boston Accountable Care Organization. Boston Accountable Care Organization manages coordinated care for approximately 200,000 Medicaid, Medicare and commercially insured patients, many with complex medical and social needs. A data-driven focus on equity has driven measurable improvements, including closing a 6% colorectal cancer screening equity gap and increasing overall screening rates by nearly 10% through its Equity in Cancer initiative. The ACO has also improved behavioral health transitions, achieving more than a 10% increase in post-discharge follow-up rates, while advancing chronic disease management through targeted hypertension interventions. Led by executive director Michael Olsen and medical director Jason Worcester, MD, the ACO continues to integrate clinical care with social support to improve outcomes across its population.
Community Care of Brooklyn (N.Y.) IPA. Community Care of Brooklyn IPA is a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO dedicated to advancing health equity by integrating clinical care with social services across Brooklyn. Since its founding in 2018, the ACO has grown to nearly 50 participating organizations serving more than 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries, including hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, primary care and behavioral health providers. The network is designed to reduce total cost of care while addressing the complex medical and social needs of a diverse urban population. Led by executive director and chief medical officer Kishor Malavade, MD, the ACO embeds care management, strengthens analytics, and improves preventive care and screening rates.
Covenant ACO (Lubbock, Texas). Covenant ACO serves upwards of 13,000 Medicare beneficiaries, and features nearly 600 physicians and advanced practice providers. The ACO, established in 2014, saves money via coordinated, consistent care. In performance year 2024, the ACO’s shared savings totaled over $5 million. The ACO is led by ACO executive Walter Cathey.
HMH ACO (Edison, N.J.). HMH ACO, Hackensack Meridian Health’s accountable care organization’s earnings resulted in over $18 million returned directly to the ACO. Founded in 2023, the ACO comprises over 1,300 physicians. The ACO was formed through the integration of three legacy ACOs that produced more than $247 million in combined savings from 2012 to 2021. Under its physician-led governance structure, HMH ACO continues to focus on improving clinical outcomes, enhancing patient experience and access to care, and strengthening HCC performance to further reduce per capita healthcare costs.
Health Connect Partners (Renton, Wash.). Founded in 2014, Providence’s Health Connect Partners, a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO, has been steadily enhancing its capabilities over the past decade. It has expanded its services across five states and has taken on higher risk levels. In performance year 2024, HCP generated more than $122 million in shared savings. Since its inception, HCP steadily improved performance, delivering increasing CMS savings in multiple years including 2017, and 2019 through 2022. This success is largely attributed to HCP leveraging the high quality and efficient work of physicians within the Providence family of organizations, maximizing outcomes for both patient care, and CMS and Medicare savings.
Healthier Communities ACO (Suffern, N.Y.). Founded in 2020, Healthier Communities ACO aims to assist providers in meeting quality and efficiency requirements and making the most of the incentives. The ACO was created by Westchester Medical Center Health Network and its Bon Secours Medical Group to provide high quality, coordinated care and reduce costs to Medicare fee-for-service patients. The ACO is led by ACO executive Craig Dickman.
Ilumed (Jupiter, Fla.). Ilumed is an ACO REACH organization dedicated to caring for Medicare beneficiaries spanning 12 states. The ACO comprises over 700 primary care providers and boasts a 6.3% gross savings rate. The ACO is led by CEO Ronald Kuerbitz.
Innovation Care Partners (Scottsdale, Ariz.). Innovation Care Partners is both an ACO and a clinically integrated network, owned by HonorHealth. The organization, established in 2012, provides value-based care via more than 2,400 physician members. The ACO benefits its patients by upping the quality of care, tailoring care to individual patients, eliminating unnecessary testing, utilizing care coordinators to assist patients in maneuvering the healthcare system, and more. The ACO is led by CEO and medical director Tiffany Nelson, MD.
Integrated Care Partners ACO (Hartford, Conn.). Integrated Care Partners is a physician-led clinical integration organization that anchors Hartford HealthCare’s Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO. Over the past two performance years, the ACO generated $5.1 million in shared savings in 2023 and earned an exceptional performance bonus in 2022 that resulted in a 6.06% fee schedule adjustment for 2024. ICP has demonstrated steady improvement in leading indicators, including readmission rates, emergency department avoidance and clinical documentation accuracy, alongside consistent year-over-year gains in quality performance. Led by David Santoro, the ACO is focused on strengthening care management for high-risk patients and preparing for two-sided risk in 2026.
Keystone ACO (Danville, Pa.). Keystone ACO works with physicians, hospitals and various other healthcare providers to offer improved, coordinated patient care. The network comprises nine hospitals in the area, as well as physician practices. The ACO was established in 2013 and serves 42,000 Medicare beneficiaries, offering better and more affordable care services to improve population health. The ACO coordinates with primary care doctors, nurse case managers, pharmacists and specialists to offer patients the best possible care.
LTC ACO (Kennett Square, Pa.). LTC ACO, the first ACO to serve Medicare beneficiaries living in long-stay care facilities, prioritizes the needs of older individuals, those living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, depression, amputations, disabilities, renal failure, or chronic diseases and complications. The organization offers value-based care rooted in actionable data and insights that improve quality and affordability. Uniquely, the program’s partner practices have no downside risk and do not need capital contribution to participate. The ACO boasts 60% shared savings participation, supporting higher per-beneficiary shared savings and 35-57% lower unplanned hospitalization rates compared to other long-term care ACOs.
Loudoun Medical Group ACO (Leesburg, Va.). Loudoun Medical Group has expanded access to cost-efficient, high-quality care through strategic growth in ambulatory services, advanced imaging and specialty offerings. The group launched accredited outpatient CT imaging to reduce hospital-based costs, expanded primary care and interventional radiology services, and introduced the region’s first cardiac urgent care. LMG has also reduced healthcare costs for patients through NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition and expanded services supporting chronic and preventive care. Under CEO Mary Beth Tamasy, the organization continues to strengthen its independent physician model.
Mass General Brigham Accountable Care Organization (Somerville, Mass.). Launched in 2023, the Mass General Brigham ACO has rapidly expanded its data and care coordination infrastructure to deliver more personalized, member-centered care. A digitally enabled onboarding process has driven strong early engagement. The ACO has redesigned its care management model to support access across hospital, community and home settings through multidisciplinary teams, including community health workers and pharmacists. Led by Mass General Brigham Health Plan, the organization is advancing pilots focused on reducing emergency department utilization and improving outcomes for members with heart failure and diabetes.
Mayo Clinic Community ACO (Rochester, Minn.). Founded in July 2019, Mayo Clinic Community ACO includes Mayo Clinic’s flagship campus and all Mayo Clinic Health System locations throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Mayo, already an early adopter of value-based care, was well-suited to participate in transformative ACO initiatives that are moving the industry towards pay for value and Medicare sustainability. The ACO is led by Lyell Jones Jr., MD, ACO president and Kristin Johnson, ACO executive.
MemorialCare Medical Foundation (Fountain Valley, Calif.). With more than 2,000 employed and contracted physicians, MemorialCare Medical Foundation provides HMO, PPO and direct-to-employer services to approximately 56,000 beneficiaries in its contracting with several ACO arrangements. These include Aetna, Blue Shield, Primary Care First, Centivo and The Boeing Company. Its multi-year successful direct-to-employer relationship with The Boeing Company stands as California’s first significant direct-to-employer population health management model, demonstrating continued cost savings and exceeding clinical and patient satisfaction benchmarks.
Mercy ACO (Chesterfield, Mo.). Mercy’s Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO has saved CMS beneficiaries more than $350 million over the past six years. During the same timeframe, the ACO achieved top quality measures, including management of complex conditions, access to primary, specialty and acute care, and patient satisfaction measures. In the 2023 calendar year, the ACO ranked in the top five in total and net savings for the second year in a row. Only three other ACOs shared this distinction. Mercy’s ACO was also the top performer in savings and number of beneficiaries relative to ACOs serving beneficiaries in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The ACO is overseen by a multi-discipline Mercy ACO board comprising caregivers, a Medicare beneficiary and operational leaders. The program is committed to optimal quality, optimal cost performance and best-in-class patient experience.
Mercy Health Select (Cincinnati). Mercy Health Select is a Medicare Shared Savings Programs ACO headed by Stephanie Savicki. The ACO was one of the top 10 ACOs for earned shared savings in both 2021 and 2022. In performance year 2023, the ACO earned $59 million in shared savings. It was one of just a few ACOs able to successfully submit electronic clinical quality measures for 2023 quality reporting. The ACO is working to improve patient outcomes, experience and cost through the optimization of progressive programs like skilled nursing facilities network development, remote patient monitoring expansion, chronic condition pathway implementation, and annual wellness visit completion rate enhancement.
NYC Health + Hospitals Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO (New York City). NYC Health + Hospitals’ MSSP ACO has generated shared savings for Medicare for 11 consecutive years, the only ACO in New York State to achieve this distinction. The ACO continues to strengthen performance through the deployment of innovative congestive heart failure clinical protocols across its network. These efforts support improved care coordination for one of the nation’s largest and most complex urban populations. Led by Matthew Siegler, the ACO is expanding post-acute partnerships, advancing chronic kidney disease protocols and strengthening housing connections for vulnerable beneficiaries.
Nebraska Health Network (Omaha). Formed in 2010 by Nebraska Methodist Health System and Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska Health Network serves more than 219,000 patients. Since joining the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2017, It has generated over $46.7 million in Medicare savings and manages value-based contracts across commercial, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and direct-to-employer populations. In 2024, the ACO achieved a Medicare annual wellness visit completion rate of 82.97%. Nebraska Health Network is leading statewide efforts to address social determinants of health, with early data showing patients with documented social needs have four times higher costs, five times more hospitalizations and six times more emergency department visits. In collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, it is working to integrate these insights into payer risk models to improve targeting and resource allocation. To improve care transitions, NHN established a post-acute care team of providers, skilled nursing facilities, hospice and home health agencies focused on reducing variation, strengthening continuity and monitoring key metrics such as length of stay and per capita costs.
New York Medical Partners ACO (New York City). New York Medical Partners ACO, managed by the Mount Sinai Health System, is designed to meet quality and cost goals for the management of Medicare beneficiaries in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Through participation in the ACO, Mount Sinai Health System has integrated innovative programs, pooled resources, and developed new methods for streamlining care across a range of services, including chronic disease management, specialty care, complex procedures, and prevention and wellness programs. In performance year 2023, the ACO earned over $10 million in shared savings. The ACO is led by ACO executive and medical director Dr. Arshad Rahim.
Northeast Medical Group ACO (Stratford, Conn.). Northeast Medical Group ACO is Yale New Haven Health’s nonprofit multispecialty medical foundation. Established in 2010, the ACO focuses on providing compassionate, comprehensive primary, specialty, inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitative and preventative care. Since 2018, the ACO has scored among the highest in the northeast region for quality. The organization allows patients to access a provider network of almost 1,500 clinicians across five affiliated hospitals and over 130 community practices. In 2023, Northeast Medical Group managed more than 3.9 million patient encounters. The ACO is investing in a unified ambulatory risk adjustment operational program, focusing on annual wellness visits and improving metric quality scores.
Northwell Health ACO (New Hyde Park, N.Y.). Northwell Health ACO, the largest ACO in New York state, has achieved significant shared savings through MSSP, including $21.6 million in 2020 and $33.1 million in 2022, while consistently meeting and exceeding quality benchmarks. The ACO has sustained top-decile performance in diabetes control and reinvested earnings into systemwide quality initiatives, including the Ambulatory Quality Improvement Collaborative. Through this work, blood pressure control improved from 67% to 78% in 2023, and depression screening rates increased to 60% systemwide by mid-2025. Led by Matt Jelavic and Sandy Balwan, MD, the ACO is advancing Epic-enabled data integration, enterprisewide mental health screening and collaborative quality improvement with Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health.
OSF HealthCare ACO (Peoria, Ill.). Launched in 2012 as one of the nation’s first accountable care organizations, OSF HealthCare ACO was later selected as one of the original 18 “next generation” ACOs and has participated in the Medicare Shared Savings Program since 2017. With a network of more than 2,200 clinicians across over 170 locations, OSF managed more than 1 million patient encounters in 2024 and currently serves over 45,000 Medicare beneficiaries. By coordinating care among primary and specialty physicians, mid-level clinicians, care management, pharmacy, analytics, IT and executive leadership, OSF delivers high-quality, cost-effective services that improve population health. These efforts have led to major Medicare savings, including more than $52 million in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, OSF saved $35 million over CMS benchmarks and earned a $25.9 million payback. In 2023, it saved nearly $40 million and received $29.2 million. All paybacks are reinvested into patient care. In 2025, OSF HealthCare launched a reorganization of population health activity to drive clinical excellence, value-based care, data analysis and community outreach even further.
Ochsner Accountable Care Network (New Orleans). Ochsner Accountable Care Network saved Medicare $30.9 million in 2023 while serving more than 58,000 beneficiaries. The network has reduced healthcare spending by over $160 million during the past eight years. The ACO ranks in the top 11% nationally for overall quality and the top 3% for access to care, with strong performance across preventive services, chronic disease management and annual wellness visits. In 2023 alone, the ACO increased annual wellness visits by 37% and maintained diabetes and cancer screening outcomes well above national benchmarks. Led by Sidney “Beau” Raymond, MD and Eric Gallagher, the ACO continues to scale innovative care models, expand home-based care and advance data-driven population health strategies.
Optimus Healthcare Partners (Summit, N.J.). Optimus Healthcare was one of the first ACOs established from the inception of the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program takes a holistic approach that prioritizes the patient at every step of the healthcare system. It has saved millions by achieving high quality and cost savings targets in ACO contracts. Optimus also developed a cloud-based, analytic reporting platform that allowed for the aggregation of patient data sources, data master capabilities and the ability to better care for the patients it serves. The ACO is led by board chairman John Vigorita, MD and president and CEO Thomas Kloos, MD.
Orlando Health Network (Winter Park, Fla.). Orlando Health Network is one of the region’s largest and highest-performing clinically integrated networks, aligning more than 9,000 providers and managing over 350,000 lives across its value-based care portfolio. Since inception, participating providers have generated nearly $500 million in savings while consistently exceeding quality and patient experience targets. Over the past year, the network expanded into new Florida and Alabama markets, enhanced post-acute care transitions through its STAR Outpatient Centers and strengthened systemwide patient engagement strategies. Led by Brandon Burket, the ACO is focused on geographic expansion, enterprise data and AI enablement, and addressing social determinants of health at scale.
Palm Beach ACO (Palm Springs, Fla.). Palm Beach ACO strives to improve patient experience and population health while decreasing per capita healthcare costs. The organization boasts over $937 million in medical costs reduced, over 31,638 hospital admissions avoided and 12 years of quality scores averaging over 90%. Palm Beach ACO was ranked the No. 1 MSSP ACO in shared savings for five of the past nine years. The ACO has 15,000 physicians in network and more than 680,000 lives under management.
Physician Partners of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh). Physician Partners of Western Pennsylvania became an ACO in 2017, sponsored by CMS. The organization is sponsored by Allegheny Health Network and comprises more than 3,500 healthcare providers. The organization is a Track 1 ACO that aims to engender clinical excellence, partnership, transparency and innovation amongst physicians and hospital systems. The ACO is led by Brian Johnson, MD, who serves as interim executive director.
Privia Quality Network (Arlington, Va.). Privia Quality Network is a physician-led ACO aimed at making healthcare delivery more efficient via a multifaceted approach that touches upon quality, coordination and affordability. The ACO boasts over 1.4 million attributed lives, an 89% average quality score, $1.5 billion-plus in total generated savings and 194,000 Medicare beneficiaries. Privia Health’s CEO is Parth Mehrotra.
Prominence Health (Reno, Nev.). Prominence Health is a value-based care organization serving members, physicians and health systems spanning Medicare, Medicare Advantages, ACOs and commercial payer partnerships. Its 2024 ACO performance achieved more than $100 million in savings for Medicare and over $75 million in shared earnings for 3,000 physician participants. Prominence Health has brought in more than $600 million Medicare savings in total since 2014. The organization owns and operates multiple MSSP ACOs and is part of the ACO REACH program. Prominence Health has earned a 97% average quality score.
The Queen’s Health System Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO (Honolulu). Queen’s entered the Medicare Shared Savings Program with its ACO in 2017. Led by Whitney Limm, MD, the ACO is looking to enhance quality, coordinate care and lower costs. In 2021, the organization earned a 98% score for exceptional performance. The network covers Medicare beneficiaries and realizes significant cost reductions. The ACO has also earned a savings bonus which was shared between the health system and its participating providers.
Rainier Health Network, Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network (Tacoma, Wash.). Rainier Health Network is an ACO with the goal of delivering high-quality healthcare and driving down costs with an innovative approach to care. The network, first formed in January 2013, is transforming healthcare delivery via physician-led and patient-centric care. The network includes over 5,700 healthcare providers in the area. The ACO is the second in Washington state and first in the South Puget sound area. It manages over 230,000 lives.
Sound Long-Term Care Management (Nashville, Tenn.). Sound Long-Term Care Management focuses on value-based care for long-term care and assisted living populations, achieving a 12% reduction in hospital utilization and a 6–7% reduction in emergency department use between late 2023 and late 2024. During its first year of operation, the ACO generated $22 million in shared savings and delivered a 16.5% reduction in per-member-per-month costs, equating to projected annual savings of $5,000 per patient. The organization now serves nearly 40,000 beneficiaries across two ACOs, addressing a historically underserved and high-acuity population. Under its president Mike Camacho, the ACO is focused on expanding access through telemedicine, advocating for long-term care–specific policy evolution and improving care coordination across the continuum.
Southwestern Health Resources (Farmers Branch, Texas). Southwestern Health Resources, the clinically integrated network formed by UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources, has emerged as a national leader in accountable care performance. In the CMS ACO REACH Model, the organization generated $84 million in gross savings to the Medicare trust fund, ranking third nationally among 132 ACOs and earning a 100% quality score. Since 2017, Southwestern Health Resources has produced more than $338 million in Medicare savings and has been recognized by National Association of Accountable Care Organizations with its “Leaders in Quality Excellence” award. Under the leadership of senior executive officer Jenny Reed, the ACO continues to prioritize preventive care, chronic disease management and strong provider engagement to support an aging Medicare population.
Temple Care (Philadelphia). Led by Steven Carson, BSN, RN, Temple Care is a participant in CMS’s ACO REACH, an alternative payment model program. The program transitioned from being a direct contracting entity in 2022. Temple Care collects patients’ demographic and social needs data so that it can implement the most effective care strategies to achieve the best health outcomes for beneficiaries. Some of Temple Care’s primary goals are to advance the health equity plan, support programmatic outcomes, expand community outreach programs and enhance quality programming for the sub-acute network.
USMM Accountable Care Partners (Troy, Mich.). USMM Accountable Care Partners provides a wide array of services for over 30,000 patients across 11 states. The network comprises home-based primary care providers that bring top-tier care to the elderly across the nation, with an average patient age of 79 years. USMM reported over $38 million in shared savings for performance year 2023, with 81% of the shared savings distributed to redesigned care processes and resources.
UT Health San Antonio Regional Physician Network ACO (San Antonio, Texas). UT Health San Antonio Regional Physician Network is a physician-led MSSP ACO that integrates academic medicine and community providers to support patients across the San Antonio metro area. Over a two year period, the ACO achieved a 24% year-over-year improvement in A1c control among patients with diabetes, contributing to a 10% reduction in inpatient admissions and a 6% reduction in emergency department visits. These performance gains helped generate $8.9 million in total savings, placing the ACO among the highest-performing upside-only MSSP ACOs nationally. Led by president Edward Sankary, MD, the ACO is now focused on reducing readmissions, further improving diabetes outcomes and expanding access for underserved populations.
United Medical ACO (Wilmington, Del.). United Medical ACO has emerged as a top-performing value-based care organization, ranking 17th nationally in MSSP performance year 2022 and first in the state of Delaware among more than 480 ACOs. Over a two year stretch, the ACO generated $40 million in savings for insurance payers through proactive care coordination, patient engagement and strong quality performance. United Medical ACO is uniquely positioned as the only regional ACO participating across Medicare, Medicaid and commercial value-based contracts, supporting broad population health impact. Under the leadership of chairman Kemal Erkan, the ACO is now advancing dual-risk arrangements, physician-aligned incentives and patient-centered care excellence.
University Hospitals Coordinated Care Organization (Cleveland). University Hospitals Coordinated Care Organization has demonstrated year-over-year improvement across quality and utilization metrics through a disciplined, systemwide focus on value-based care. Over the past year, the ACO implemented an “objectives and key results” framework to align clinical, operational and data teams around targeted improvements in chronic disease control, preventive screenings and total cost of care. This approach has strengthened shared accountability and accelerated performance gains across the network. The ACO is led by president Valerie Reese, the ACO is advancing risk adjustment accuracy, enhancing Epic-enabled patient outreach and operationalizing its new skilled nursing facility 3-day waiver program to improve care transitions.
Vytalize Health (Hoboken, N.J.). Vytalize Health is a full-service primary care provider solution that bridges the gap between fee-for-service and value-based care in order to drive results. With 3,000-plus providers spanning 30 states, the ACO serves over 350,000 patients. The ACO boasts $1,343 REACH savings per beneficiary and $2.5 billion in managed Medicare spending. The ACO reported average performance year 2023 REACH participants earnings of $129,000. Following a period of rapid growth, the ACO is refining operations with a sharp focus on efficiency.
WellSense Boston Children’s ACO. WellSense Boston Children’s ACO is a partnership between WellSense Health Plan and Boston Children’s Health Accountable Care Organization, participating in the MassHealth ACO program. WellSense Boston Children’s ACO provides high-quality healthcare for pediatric and young adult Medicaid members who are receiving primary care at Boston Children’s Hospital or at the pediatric physician’s organization at Children’s. Boston Children’s Hospital, along with its affiliated specialists and primary care physicians, both in the hospital and in the community, participates in the MassHealth ACO Program thanks to its shared commitment to providing the best care possible to all the children in the Commonwealth. WellSense Boston Children’s ACO focuses on the cost and quality of all medical and behavioral health services for the members, and includes efforts such as an integrated behavioral health program in primary care, care coordination for children with asthma and medical complexity, and support for children and families with health-related social needs.
WellSpan Health Medicare ACO (York, Pa.). WellSpan Health Medicare ACO manages a broad value-based care portfolio representing $700 million in revenue and more than 55,000 patients across central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Over the past three years, the ACO has generated more than $50 million in Medicare shared savings, outperforming 90% of ACOs nationwide, including a $17.6 million reduction in total cost of care over the most recent four quarters alone. Targeted heart failure interventions have reduced avoidable hospital admissions and emergency department utilization by nearly 12% in under a year. Led by its vice president of population health, Brandon Danz, PhD, the ACO is advancing prevention through genomics, AI-enabled population health tools and shared accountability across service lines.
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