The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is planning to launch a pilot Accountable Care Organization-like model (ACO) for individuals dually-enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare who live in Baltimore City. The Dual Eligible ACO will operate on a shared savings model with savings targets and quality of care benchmarks focused on coordination of primary, acute, and long-term care. The goal is to scale the model statewide after the pilot outcomes are analyzed.
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July 6, 2015
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