title: The inexorable march toward accountable care.
abstract: Although they got off to a slow start, Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) are being viewed more favorably as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's promotion of the Pioneer ACO pilot. Commercial ACOs are successfully reducing costs and improving health outcomes. Because of the early positive results of pilot programs, ACOs are expected to increase in the years ahead.
authors.affiliation: MedeAnalytics Inc., Emeryville, Calif., USA. ken.perez@medeanalytics.com
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States