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Accountable Care Organization, their growth, their role in Medicare, in health exchanges and the inclusion of eye care providers

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Mort Soroka, PhD , Center for Vision Care Policy, State University of New York College of Optometry, New York, NY
The Affordable Care Act created ACOs to provide a more efficient and effective system. Both public and private organizations have been aggressively pursuing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a way lowering health care costs, improving health care outcomes, and improving patient satisfaction. Since their inception in 2010 Accountable care organizations have experienced significant growth and are likely to play a large role on health insurance exchanges, the Medicare program and the provision of care outside the exchanges. Many contend that ACOs could revolutionize the way care is delivered We will discuss market penetration and the different types of ACOs. Although ACOs are focused on chronic diseases, this paper will report its survey findings on the extent to which eye care services are offered and delivered within ACO and strategies that may be used to provide eye care within an ACO framework. Participation by optometrists and ophthalmologists within ACOs will be discussed.

Learning Areas:

Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe how Accountable Care Organizations may revolutionalize health care delivery in the U.S. Discuss its growth and the number of people receiving care through ACOs Discuss the objectives of ACOs and Patient Centered Medical Homes Describe the impact on eye care services and providers

Keyword(s): Health Care Delivery, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a Professor of Health Care Policy at the State University of New York and the Director of the Center for Vision Care Policy I have conducted health services research for the past 35 years.I have authored 75 papers on health care. I also served as a consultant to the managed care industry and have been a member of multiple task forces and committees dealing with eye care delivery within the U.S.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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