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Good And Bad News For Diabetes Prevention In The Community

The findings from a recent synthesis of the literature about the effectiveness of prevention initiatives focused on reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes among high-risk populations (people already obese or inactive or diagnosed as having prediabetes)...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Policy, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Medicare, Access, Quality, Disparities, Medicaid, Innovation, Effectiveness, Research

Pioneer ACOs’ Disappointing First Year

On July 16, the CMS Innovation Center reported the first year results for the Pioneer ACO program : 13 Pioneers, or about 40 percent of the participants, earned bonuses. The program saved the Medicare program a gross $87.6 million before bonus distributions...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 11:32 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Pharma, Quality, Hospitals, Innovation

The First-Year Pioneer ACO Results: Predictable Bumps In The Road

It’s not often that progress comes in straight lines. To tackle complex problems, we test and innovate and then try out our new ideas, and then continuously reconsider, revise and adapt them over time. Few problems are more complex and vexing than figuring...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2013 10:45 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Primary Care, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

Taking Stock Of Initial Year One Results For Pioneer ACOs

The first year experience of 32 Medicare “Pioneer” Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) suggest five key conclusions, based on the initial results recently released by CMS and information from the participants. First, the ACO concept remains attractive...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2013 9:13 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

The Pioneer ACO First Year Results: A Fuller Picture

The Wall Street Journal called the results “mixed.” “Only a third reduced costs,” proclaimed Modern Healthcare . “HHS touts cost savings,” stated The Hill . Judging from the headlines, you’d think three very different Pioneer Accountable Care Organization...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2013 9:56 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

Pioneer ACOs Year One: On The Path To A Learning Health Care System

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday announced results from the first performance year of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model . The Pioneer Model should be seen as part of a crucial phase of testing alternative payment...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2013 7:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Medicaid, Innovation

The Current Medicare Debate Will Not Solve The Program’s Problems

The mistake policymakers have long made in debating Medicare (and Medicaid, though that’s a topic for another day) is that they talk about Medicare the same way they talk about Social Security. It’s understandable at some level, since these two programs...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2013 11:03 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

Pioneer ACOs: Another Step In The Right Direction

With the announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on December 19 of the Pioneer accountable care organization (ACO) model participants, CMS and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) conclude a year of robust activity...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2011 11:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

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