Fact Based List:

Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM and Travis Broome, MPH, MBA: Three Recommendations For ACO Policy

  1. Limit one-sided risk. (82% of Medicare ACOs are still in one-sided risk models.)
  2. Make downside risk less risky.
  3. Make the benchmark more predictable.

Source: NEJM Catalyst, March 20, 2018
Source URL: https://catalyst.nejm.org/medicare-advantage-key-aco-reform/
Notes: from an article entitled,"Medicare Advantage Holds the Key to Reforming the ACO Program"