Doctors see promise in ACO concept
Medicare has been rolling out new ways of reimbursing doctors who treat seniors, but success has been mixed.
Of the 300 accountable care organizations nationwide in 2013, only 40 saved enough money to split between doctors and Medicare, said Ben Kraus, president and COO of Suffield, Conn.-based Quality Health Ideas Inc. Nevertheless, QHI did help achieve savings of $10.2 million in an ACO with 10,000 Medicare fee-for-service members...