In October 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
released final rules on the formation and operation of Medicare
accountable care organizations.
- CMS Final Regulations on Medicare ACOs
October 20, 2011 (.pdf, 696 pages)
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Summary of Changes from Proposed Regulations
October 20, 2011 (.pdf, 3 pages)
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FTC and DOJ: Anti-Trust Guidance for Medicare ACOs
October 20, 2011 (.pdf, 18 pages)
- Making
Good on ACOs' Promise - The Final Rule for the Medicare Shared
Savings Program
By Donald Berwick, MD, CMS Administrator - New England Journal of
Medicine, October 20, 2011
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AMA: Many "Positive Changes" in Final Rule
News Release: October 20, 2011