Specifically, the study, which examined providers and consumers in Switzerland, identified the following challenges:
• General practitioners will require a pay increase of up to 40 percent before they are willing to accept coordinated care; and
• Consumers wanted a substantial reduction in premiums to accept these models.
Read the Health Affairs abstract on “Swiss Experiment Shows Physicians, Consumers Want Significant Compensation To Embrace Coordinated Care.”
Read more coverage on accountable care organizations:
– ACO Rules to be Released Very Soon: Berwick
– Want to Form an ACO? Get Educated
– Physician Integration May Be “Tipping Point” for Success of ACOs
