Fact Based List:

Gregory Burke: 5 challenges to the future spread of the accountable care model

  1. The logistical and behavioral changes necessary for groups to move away from fee-for-service toward shared savings, and eventually to capitation
  2. Relative merits and challenges of physician-led vs. hospital-led accountable care networks
  3. The expense of setting up the infrastructure necessary for accountable care, for which there may be no source of payment in the near term
  4. The degree to which the new system will alter (or depend on) patient behavior
  5. The importance of developing multipayer alignment

Source: United Hospital Fund News Release, April 11, 2013
Source URL: http://www.uhfnyc.org/news/880899
Notes: Based on the report, "Moving Toward Accountable Care in New York," by Gregory Burke