State of Health Blog from KQED News » Accountable Care Organization http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth A window into health in California Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Just Exactly What IS an Accountable Care Organization? http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/02/10/just-exactly-what-is-an-accountable-care-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-exactly-what-is-an-accountable-care-organization http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/02/10/just-exactly-what-is-an-accountable-care-organization/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:23:15 +0000 Lisa Aliferis http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/?p=2969 From CommonHealth in Boston comes this nifty and amusing five minute cartoon that explains the Accountable Care Organization -- at least from the patient perspective. How is an ACO different from an HMO? And what does it mean for your health? (If you're not familiar with xtranormal, get ready for computer generated voices.) Continue reading →]]> From CommonHealth in Boston comes this nifty and amusing five minute cartoon that explains the Accountable Care Organization — at least from the patient perspective. How is an ACO different from an HMO? And what does it mean for your health?  (If you’re not familiar with xtranormal, get ready for computer generated voices.)

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