8 recently announced ACOs

The following roundup lists recently announced accountable care organizations or coordinated care agreements, beginning with the most recent.

  1. U-M Health System, BCBS sign value-based care agreement

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System announced a three-year value-based contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to launch a "population health" care model for the system's BCBSM beneficiaries.

  1. UnitedHealthcare to launch ACO with Rhode Island's largest IPA

UnitedHealthcare announced an ACO agreement with Cranston-based Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians for approximately 15,000 beneficiaries in the state with employer-sponsored health plans.

  1. Adair County Health to join Mercy ACO

Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Health System announced plans to join Des Moines, Iowa-based Mercy ACO, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

  1. University Hospitals, BCBS launch ACO

Cleveland-based University Hospitals partnered with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in the health system's fourth ACO agreement with a commercial insurer, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.

  1. ProHealth Physicians, United Healthcare launch Connecticut ACO

United Healthcare and Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians announced Thursday the launch of a new ACO, which will serve more than 11,000 Connecticut residents.

  1. Health Choice, Phoenix Children's Care Network to form ACO

Phoenix-based Health Choice, a managed care organization and insurer, announced plans to team up with the physician-led Phoenix Children's Care Network to form an ACO with a focus on improving outcomes for pediatric care.

  1. Hospital Sisters Health System, Prevea Health agree to join Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health signed a letter of intent to join Brookfield, Wis.-based Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin, a multi-system, clinically integrated accountable care network, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

  1. 8 Michigan physician practices partner with BCBS to manage care for Medicare Advantage patients

Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Grand Rapids, Mich.-based subsidiary Blue Care Network joined forces with eight physician practices to launch a coordinated care program for 2,500 Medicare Advantage patients who have six or more chronic conditions, according to Crain's Detroit Business.

 

More articles on accountable care:

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Humana reports successful outcomes from ACO

Dr. Vipul Mankad: The secret recipe for ACO success

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