How the Affordable Care Act Defines Accountable Care Organizations

Health Care Delivery Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Paper The health care delivery ACO paper will require you to write a comprehensive paper describing how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created ACO’s (which will be the start for your paper). You will then describe ACO’s in depth based on the utilization of ACO’s in the American healthcare system. Your paper must include detailed information for Medicare Shared Savings Programs, the ACO Investment Model, the Advance Payment ACO Model, the Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care Initiative and the Pioneer Model. The final paper is the completed ACO paper with all sections. It should be 18-20 pages not including title page, references, or appendices, and should follow APA Manual 6th Ed. scholarly writing guidelines. The final paper should include: • Cover Page • Abstract • Table of Contents • Introduction • Literature Review (historical background) • A section for each type of ACO • How are ACO’s paid? • How do ACO’s function for patients? • Who is in charge (responsibility) for ACO’s? • How do ACO’s coordinate care? • Difference between Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and ACO identified? • Illustrations included for each ACO model • A section describing quality and cost reductions • A section describing whether or not ACO’s are needed • Conclusion • References • Appendices Please refer to more detailed assignment instruction and grading criteria in the online course site. Grading Criteria Content • Affordable Care Act/Accountable Care Organization (ACO) creation discussed • Literature review (background) • ACO types identified • How ACO’s are paid identified • How ACO’s function for patients identified • Who is charge of ACO’s identified • How ACO’s coordinate care identified • Difference between Health Maintenance Organization and ACO’s identified • Illustrations are used to identify each ACO model • ACO quality and cost reductions identified • A description as to whether or not ACO’s are needed • Conclusion Maximum Grade 25 Grade Awarded Organization and Presentation • Assignment was written in a scholarly manner using APA style, including use of page numbers. • Each section has a sub-head • Work was free of grammatical and typographical errors. • Organized the paper in a clear and systematic manner. • Defined terms as appropriate. • Demonstrated a thorough understanding of the topic • Included an effective introduction and conclusion • Length of the paper is to be 18 -20 double spaced pages using Times New Roman 12-point font or approximate equivalent, not including title page, references, or appendices. TOTAL POINTS 5 30 …