HHS unveils 106 new ACOs

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services this morning announced 106 new accountable care organizations, which now rack up to more than 250 since the Affordable Care Act passed.

"As many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today.

If the ACOs meet the 33 quality measures of care coordination, patient safety and preventative health, they could realize savings of up to $940 million over four years, HHS said.

The newly launched ACOs, which started Jan. 1, build the ACO presence in certain states. Adding on to the 2012 cohorts, ACOs mainly concentrate in Florida, Massachusetts and California. However, this batch boosts an ACO presence in Georgia and Connecticut and adds Puerto Rico to the mix.

Fifteen of this cohort are Advance Payment Model ACOs, led by physician-based or rural providers, who are investing in health IT and infrastructure for faster savings.

HHS also released a report that Medicare spending has slowed from 2010 to 2012 to historic lows and suggested the ACA provisions are working. Medicare spending per beneficiary will be on pace with the growth of the economy, according to the report.

The full list of 106 ACOs is below:

1. A.M. Beajow, MD Internal Medicine Associates ACO, P.C. – Nevada
2. AAMC Collaborative Care Network – Maryland
3. Accountable Care Clinical Services, PC – California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
4. Accountable Care Coalition of Central Georgia, LLC – Georgia
5. Accountable Care Coalition of DeKalb, LLC – Georgia
6. Accountable Care Coalition of Georgia, LLC – Georgia
7. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Athens Georgia II, LLC – Georgia
8. Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Augusta & Statesboro, LLC – Georgia, South Carolina
9. Accountable Care Coalition of News Mexico, LLC – New Mexico
10. Accountable Care Coalition of North Central Florida, LLC – Florida
11. Accountable Care Coalition of North Texas, LLC – Texas
12. Accountable Care Coalition of Southern Georgia, LLC – Georgia
13. Accountable Care Coalition of Western Georgia, LLC – Alabama, Georgia
14. Accountable Care Network of Florida, LLC – Florida
15. Accountable Care Network of New Jersey, LLC - New Jersey
16. Accountable Care Network of Texas, LLC – Texas
17. Accountable Care Organization of New England – Connecticut, Massachusetts
18. ACO Health Partners – Florida
19. ACO of Puerto Rico, Inc. – Puerto Rico
20. Affiliated Physicians IPA – California
21. Akira Health, Inc. – California
22. Alegent Health Partners, LLC – Iowa, Nebraska
23. Alexian Brothers Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Illinois
24. Amarillo Legacy Medical ACO – Texas
25. American Health Alliance, LLC – Florida
26. American Health Network of Ohio Care Organization, LLC – Ohio
27. APCN-ACO – California
28. Arizona Care Network – Arizona
29. Atlanticare Health Solutions – New Jersey
30. Aveta Accountable Care – Puerto Rico
31. Baroma Healthcare International – Florida
32. Bay Area Florida Physicians Trust – Florida
33. Billings Clinic – Montana, Wyoming
34. Bon Secours Good Helpcare, LLC  - Kentucky, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia
35. Cambridge Public Health Commission – Massachusetts
36. Cape Cod Health Network ACO, LLC – Massachusetts
37. Carilion Clinic Medicare Shared Savings Company, LLC – Virginia
38. Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care – California
39. Central Jersey ACO, LLC – New Jersey
40. Christie Clinic Physician – Illinois
41. Collaborative Care of Florida, LLC – Florida
42. Colorado Accountable Care – Colorado
43. Commonwealth Primary Care – Arizona, New Mexico
44. Essential Care Partners II, LLC – Texas
45. Fort Smith Physicians Alliance ACO – Arkansas, Oklahoma
46. Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network, LLC – Washington
47. Franciscan Union ACO, LLC – Illinois, Indiana
48. Hartford HealthCare Affordable Care Organization, Inc. – Connecticut
49. HHC ACO, Inc. – New York
50. HNMC Hospital/Physician ACO