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Overview: Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations

Publication: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This article provides a brief overview of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule implementing the Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations, as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The article includes a definition of an Accountable Care Organization, eligibility criteria, and the basic structure of the shared savings program.

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