Coordination Without Consolidation? Options for ACOs

September 14, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsaccountable care, accountable care organizations, ACO, ACOs, consolidation, coordination

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been a large part of the transition away from fee-for-service payments, with the number of ACOs rapidly growing over the past decade. However, there has been a plateau in the number of ACOs since 2018, with ACO exits outweighing entrants for the past 2 years.1 From our analysis of Medicare Shared…

New ACO Playbook: Three Ultimate ACO Strategies To Keep Physician Practices Onboard

August 19, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACOs, consolidation, Medicare, PCPs, physician participation, physician practice, physicians, Primary Care, value-based care, value-based payment, value-based payment models, vbc

ACOs have zealously protected their favored status under Medicare Value-Based payment models, ensuring enough time for organizations to feel comfortable with financial risk and make investments in infrastructure. But if your own ACO is losing physicians to new equity-financed networks or to hospitals consolidating practices, more time does not help you. Primary care physicians are…

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