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:
- A.M. Beajow, MD Internal Medicine Associates ACO, P.C. – Nevada
- AAMC Collaborative Care Network – Maryland
- Accountable Care Clinical Services, PC – California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
- Accountable Care Coalition of Central Georgia, LLC – Georgia
- Accountable Care Coalition of DeKalb, LLC – Georgia
- Accountable Care Coalition of Georgia, LLC – Georgia
- Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Athens Georgia II, LLC – Georgia
- Accountable Care Coalition of Greater Augusta & Statesboro, LLC – Georgia, South Carolina
- Accountable Care Coalition of News Mexico, LLC – New Mexico
- Accountable Care Coalition of North Central Florida, LLC – Florida
- Accountable Care Coalition of North Texas, LLC – Texas
- Accountable Care Coalition of Southern Georgia, LLC – Georgia
- Accountable Care Coalition of Western Georgia, LLC – Alabama, Georgia
- Accountable Care Network of Florida, LLC – Florida
- Accountable Care Network of New Jersey, LLC - New Jersey
- Accountable Care Network of Texas, LLC – Texas
- Accountable Care Organization of New England – Connecticut, Massachusetts
- ACO Health Partners – Florida
- ACO of Puerto Rico, Inc. – Puerto Rico
- Affiliated Physicians IPA – California
- Akira Health, Inc. – California
- Alegent Health Partners, LLC – Iowa, Nebraska
- Alexian Brothers Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Illinois
- Amarillo Legacy Medical ACO – Texas
- American Health Alliance, LLC – Florida
- American Health Network of Ohio Care Organization, LLC – Ohio
- APCN-ACO – California
- Arizona Care Network – Arizona
- Atlanticare Health Solutions – New Jersey
- Aveta Accountable Care – Puerto Rico
- Baroma Healthcare International – Florida
- Bay Area Florida Physicians Trust – Florida
- Billings Clinic – Montana, Wyoming
- Bon Secours Good Helpcare, LLC - Kentucky, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia
- Cambridge Public Health Commission – Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Health Network ACO, LLC – Massachusetts
- Carilion Clinic Medicare Shared Savings Company, LLC – Virginia
- Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care – California
- Central Jersey ACO, LLC – New Jersey
- Christie Clinic Physician – Illinois
- Collaborative Care of Florida, LLC – Florida
- Colorado Accountable Care – Colorado
- Commonwealth Primary Care – Arizona, New Mexico
- Essential Care Partners II, LLC – Texas
- Fort Smith Physicians Alliance ACO – Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network, LLC – Washington
- Franciscan Union ACO, LLC – Illinois, Indiana
- Hartford HealthCare Affordable Care Organization, Inc. – Connecticut
- HHC ACO, Inc. – New York
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HNMC Hospital/Physician ACO
- Independent Physicians' ACO of Chicago
- Indiana Care Organization, LLC – Indiana
- Indiana Lakes ACO, LLC – Indiana
- Integral Healthcare, LLC – Florida
- Integrated ACO, LLC – Texas
- KCMPA-ACO, LLC – Kansas, Missouri
- KentuckyOne Health Partners, LLC – Indiana, Kentucky
- Keystone Accountable Care Organization, LLC – New York, Pennsylvania
- Lahey Clinical Performance Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- Lower Shore ACO, LLC – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
- Marshfield Clinic – Wisconsin
- Maryland Collaborative Care, LLC – District of Columbia, Maryland
- MCM Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Florida
- Medicare Value Partners – Illinois
- Mercy ACO, LLC – Arkansas, Missouri
- Meridian Accountable Care Organization, LLC – New Jersey
- Meritage ACO, LLC – California
- Morehouse Choice Accountable Care Organization and Education System, Inc. – Georgia
- National ACO – California
- Nature Coast ACO, LLC – Florida
- NOMS ACO, LLC – Ohio
- Northern Maryland Collaborative Care, LLC – Maryland
- Northwest Ohio ACO – Michigan, Ohio
- Ochsner Accountable Care Network – Louisiana, Mississippi
- OneCare Vermont Accountable Care Organization, LLC – New Hampshire, Vermont
- Owensboro ACO, LLC – Indiana, Kentucky
- Paradigm ACO, LLC – Florida
- Physician Organization of Michigan ACO – Michigan
- Physician Collaborative Trust ACO, LLC – Florida
- Physicians HealthCare Collaborative – North Carolina
- Pioneer Valley Accountable Care, LLC – Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Primary Care Alliance, LLC – Florida
- Primary Partners, ACIP, LLC – Florida
- ProCare Med, LLC – Florida
- ProHealth Physicians ACO, LLC – Connecticut
- Qualable Medical Professional – Tennessee, Virginia
- Rio Grande Valley Health Alliance – Texas
- Saint Francis Healthcare Partners ACO, Inc. – Connecticut
- San Diego Independent ACO – California
- SERPA-ACO, LLC – Nebraska
- South Florida ACO, LLC – Florida
- Southcoast Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Southern Maryland Collaborative Care, LLC – District of Columbia, Maryland
- St. John Providence Partners in Care, LLC – Michigan
- St. Luke's Clinic Coordinated Care, Ltd. – Idaho, Oregon
- Summit Health-Virtua, Inc. – New Jersey
- Premier Health Care Network, LLC – Georgia, New Hampshire
- The Regents of the University of California – California
- Total Accountable Care Organization DBA Collaborative Health ACO – Massachusetts
- Triple Aim Accountable Care – Minnesota
- UW Health ACO, Inc. – Wisconsin
- Virginia Collaborative Care, LLC – Virginia
- Wellmont Integrated Network, LLC – Tennessee, Virginia
- Winchester Community ACO – Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- Yavapai Accountable Care – Arizona
- Yuma Accountable Care Organization, LLC – Arizona
For more information:
- see the HHS announcement and list (.pdf)
- read the HHS report on spending
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