title: No Pipe Dream: Achieving Care That Is Accountable for Cost, Quality, and Outcomes.
abstract: The April 2015 passage of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act is accelerating the move of the US health care industry from traditional fee-for-service provider payments to alternative payment methods that are focused on value rather than volume of services. Medicaid, private employers, and consumer groups are also developing similar payment models. Learning from the experience of the 27 early accountable care organizations in North Carolina, such as Cornerstone Health Care, will help to accelerate the transformation that will be necessary across the health care delivery ecosystem in our state.
authors.affiliation: founder and strategist, CHESS, High Point, North Carolina grace.terrell@cornerstonehealthcare.com.
authors.forename: Grace E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Terrell
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009657:North Carolina; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing