Accountable Care Organizations: Explain the Pioneer and MSSP pilot programs created in the ACA (including the specific requirements for participation)

Accountable Care Organizations: Explain the Pioneer and MSSP pilot programs created in the ACA (including the specific requirements for participation)

Accountable Care Organizations:

-Define them -Explain the Pioneer and MSSP pilot programs created in the ACA (including the specific requirements for participation) -What are the various structural types of ACOs -Potential barricades to ACO creation -Current status of ACOs (how many currently exist) -Future of ACOs (including Next Generation ACO Model) Some resources to check out: Kaiser Family Foundation (kff.org); Milliman; PwC (Price Waterhouse Cooper); Deloitte Health Affairs (available in library) Use a MINIMUM of five references. Do not use a textbook or WikiPedia as a reference