Citation
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: PMC6205218Abstract
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.117.004495Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2018Journal Title
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesAuthor(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.