Federally Qualified Health Centers and Performance of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

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Explores the association between participation of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with ACOs' beneficiary characteristics, utilization, expenditure, and quality. Features statistics including estimated changes in Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO-assigned beneficiaries, utilization, and expenditure, with breakdowns by FQHC and RHC visits and other types of visits.

Kun Li, Yucheng Hou, Frank McStay, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert S. Saunders

JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2445536

11/2024

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Accountable Care Organizations · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Healthcare quality · Medicare · Rural Health Clinics · Statistics and data