suggests room for greater efficiency in care delivery. …

of the highly charged environment in which the future of our health care system continues to be debated, there is a … five important themes that emerged from a review of the recent literature on health system change concludes that an … inherent tension exists between the interest in rapidly driving down health care costs through organizational change and the …

This brief examines accountable care organizations—groupings of diverse health care providers that care for a group … care delivered by multiple providers. It also places ACOs in the historical context of health care reform in the United …

-of-pocket costs. Those in poor health not only paid more than those in good health; they also experienced the highest growth in out …-of-pocket costs—62 percent—in the three-year period. In contrast, those in good health experienced a 43 percent increase during the …