Report: ACOs lose money first 3 years

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Most health systems adopting an accountable care organization model will lose money during the first three years, according to a report posted on the New England Journal of Medicine Web site.

Authors of the report, from provider alliance VHA Inc., caution that their conclusions rest on analysis of a limited set of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Physician Group Practice Demonstration Project, which was a primary model for the new Shared Savings program under Medicare.

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