A Commonwealth Fund research brief suggests increased use of primary care services could dramatically reduce Medicare costs.
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Health insurer Cigna announced it is on pace to create 100 accountable care initiatives by 2014 and bring accountable care to 1 million total customers.
Maryland's Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced all 52 patient-centered medical homes registered in the state received the stamp of approval needed from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Physician instructors at Michigan State and the University of Michigan collaborated on a study (pdf) earlier this year to find out what medical students really think about the career they've chosen.
Legacy Health of Portland, Ore., has brought together several competing healthcare plans in and around Portland to form a collaborative care organization for Medicaid patients, according to The Lund Report.
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Saint Luke's Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., has formed a two-year partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for a collaborative value reimbursement program, according to a Healthcare Payer News report.
The University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have announced plan to partner to develop an accountable care organization.
Bundled payments are making waves throughout the hospital and healthcare industry for several reasons. Sure, they are innovative, collaborative and require new methods of strategic planning. However, perhaps the biggest reason executives are paying attention to bundled payments is because,…
Los Angeles-based Madison Health Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking reinsurance placements for CMS approved ACOs across the country.
Global insurance broker Willis now offers an ACO liability insurance policy.