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Sinha, Shashank S.; Moloci, Nicholas M.; Ryan, Andrew M.; Markovitz, Adam A.; Colla, Carrie H.; Lewis, Valerie A.; Hollenbeck, Brent K.; Nallamothu, Brahmajee K.; & Hollingsworth, John M. (2018). The Effect of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations on Early and Late Payments for Cardiovascular Disease Episodes. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 11(8), e004495. PMCID: PMC6205218

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Initial evaluations of the Pioneer and Shared Savings Programs have shown modest savings associated with care receipt in a Medicare accountable care organization (ACO). Whether these savings are affected by disease chronicity and the mechanisms through which they occur are unclear. In this context, we examined the association between Medicare ACO implementation and episode spending for 2 different cardiovascular conditions.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed a 20% sample of national Medicare data, identifying fee-for-service beneficiaries aged

URL

https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004495

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2018

Journal Title

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Author(s)

Sinha, Shashank S.
Moloci, Nicholas M.
Ryan, Andrew M.
Markovitz, Adam A.
Colla, Carrie H.
Lewis, Valerie A.
Hollenbeck, Brent K.
Nallamothu, Brahmajee K.
Hollingsworth, John M.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC6205218

Data Set/Study

Medicare Provider and Analysis Review, Outpatient, and Carrier Research Identifiable Files

Continent/Country

United States

State

Nonspecific