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improving health outcomes and reduc-
ing costs.
CSMS' ACO is part of a national ACO
called PACS, which is headquartered in
Enfield and has approximately 100,000
covered lives.
PACS helps members comply with infra-
structure and Medicare filing requirements.
Katz said there are no current plans
to pursue commercial risk contracts. He
wants to show members that the ACO
model can save money, so more will be
enticed join, but CSMS won't know how it
performed in the Medicare ACO program
in 2015 until later this year.
"We need to crawl before we walk and
walk before we run," Katz said.
What does he think of the future of ACOs?
"I think it's a learning model and it may
not be the end-all-be-all final model, but it
may be a way of getting us somewhere we
need to go," he said. n
Survey Results
Here's a snapshot of the survey results
from the nine Connecticut accountable
care organizations recently polled by the
Connecticut Health Policy Project/HBJ.
Is your ACO considering entering
the health insurance business or
pursuing insurance company
financing?
Yes, currently exploring 0
We are considering it 4
Not at this time 2
No 3
Which payers do you have value-
based contracts with now?
Commercial plans,
self insured 8
Medicare 8
Medicaid 0
Has your ACO achieved
savings yet?
Yes, savings exceeded
expectations 1
Yes, but modest so far 4
Not yet 0
Too soon to tell 4
How much of your ACO's revenue
is in risk-sharing arrangements?
A lot and growing 4
Not a lot, but we would
like to go further 1
Not a lot, we are just
testing the concept 1
None, but we are seeking
risk-sharing contracts 0
None at this time 3
Has your ACO demonstrated
quality improvements?
Yes, across metrics 6
Yes, mainly in one
or two areas 0
Mixed results 1
Too soon to tell 2
No, but we're working on it 0
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