Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is the first in a series of essays, reprinted from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics’ eMagazine, in which scholars who attended the recent AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference reflect on the experience.
November 14, 2011 | Issue Brief
The final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) received positive reactions, but what's next? These resources from RWJF and its grantees take a look at the final rule and consider where ACOs go from here.
November 2, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), including a look at the final regulations on ACOs issued in October 2011 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
April 11, 2012 | Journal Article
A new initiative of the Affordable Care Act known as accountable care organizations, received final rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
March 16, 2010 | Issue Brief
A new brief from the George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services examines the debate around creating accountable care organizations (ACOs) to serve Medicare and Medicaid patients.
July 27, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief analyzes possible evolution of accountable care organizations (ACOs).
October 29, 2009 | Issue Brief
Researchers from the Urban Institute look at the design of accountable care organizations and their opportunities and challenges.
October 9, 2012 | Issue Brief
ACOs are promising vehicles for delivering health care more efficiently, but some insurers and regulators worry they could reduce competition and drive up prices.
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
In this policy brief, Fuchs discusses a value-added tax (VAT) that could be dedicated to funding basic health care for all through enrollment in accountable care organizations and help solve the revenue, and health spending problems, at the same time.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of health care providers (for example, primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals) operating as a single entity with collective responsibility for patient care.