In the news this week:Acountable Care Organizations

The new ACO rules will be profitable for some, not all, the article below from Kaiser news talks about the gains and risks for Doctors and hospitals.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/March/31/ACO-rules.aspx

The rules hope to guide Doctors and Hospital to better corporate and care delivery at a cheaper price.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/03/obama-administration-offers-rules-to-guide-hospitals-doctors-toward-more-cooperation.html#

By offering incentives such as allowing providers to keep a percent of the cost saved, medicare is hoping to get more providers to sign up.

I think this program is good start as it will allow better coordination of care for the patient which will lead to improved health, and lower health care costs.