Monitoring the birth of an industry
J. Peter Rich J. Peter Rich is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. He co-chairs the Firm’s Insurance / Payors Affinity Group. The FTC, CMS and OIG hosted a public workshop on October 5, 2010, featuring panel and listening discussions on …
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Kevin Fickenscher, M.D. A brief overview of one of the most discussed questions in healthcare today. In the great healthcare alphabet soup, it’s easy to lose sight of the differences between proposed solutions for making healthcare more efficient and effective. Rather than tackling payment reform in isolation of care delivery, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and …
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Don Berwick kicked off the day-long Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Workshop and Listening Session, co-hosted by the FTC, CMS and the OIG, with a short, stirring speech that touched on his Triple Aim for health care: better care for individuals, better health for populations and reduced per-capita costs. He committed the government to interpreting applicable statutes “wisely, …
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