Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) are a type of accountable care organization (ACO); these multi-sector partnerships accept upside and downside risk for both health care costs and quality metrics. And yet CCOs deviate from the traditional accountable care model. Unlike most ACOs, CCOs were created by state regulation, are geographically defined, and are accountable for the Medicaid population, a group of individuals at high risk for psychosocial challenges that impact health outcomes.
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July 15, 2015
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