The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created by the Affordable Care Act and scheduled to take effect in April, is looking to accountable care organizations (ACOs) to save money and improve the quality of care paid for with public funds.

A new health policy brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the publication Health Affairs takes a closer look at ACOs:  what they are, how they performed in a recent federal demonstration program, how they work, and what policy-makers hope they will achieve.  Read a summary of the policy brief and download the entire document here.

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