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Medicare ACOs: Healthcare providers and the ACO (Part 4)

The ACO contemplates a paradigm where the entire continuum of care (from physicians to hospitals to rehab centers and everything in between) is coordinated on the beneficiary’s behalf to deliver quality and cost-effective care.   In the fourth installment of our … Read Full Post

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Medicare ACOs: The Basics of Financing (Part 3)

In the first two parts of this five-part series, we looked at some background information on ACOs as well as the assignment of Medicare beneficiaries and the limitations on their choices.  In essence, there are no limitations on provider choice … Read Full Post

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Medicare ACOs: Medicare beneficiaries and the ACO (Part 2)

Last time, we reviewed some of the background information concerning ACOs and the objective of this care delivery model.  In this installment of the five-part series, we will begin where health care truly starts: the patient.  Medicare beneficiaries will be … Read Full Post

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