Two recent studies will likely serve to boost accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Related: Dartmouth drops out of ACO program
A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School published a study in JAMA Internal Medicine which shows that a Medicare ACO pilot undertaken as part of the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Shared Savings program, resulted in a 9 percent decrease in spending following acute medical care, such as operations or treatment for serious illness.
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