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The basic idea is this: lower readmissions rates at hospitals by using technology to communicated with and track blood pressure and cholesterol better, and also follow-up better with diabetic patients.
 
The basic idea is this: lower readmissions rates at hospitals by using technology to communicated with and track blood pressure and cholesterol better, and also follow-up better with diabetic patients.
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About half of the roughly 488 ACOs in existence in late 2013 are approved by and contracted with Medicare, while the other half are in contracts with insurance companies.
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About half of the nearly 500 ACOs in existence in late 2013 are approved by and contracted with Medicare ([[HHS]]), while the other half are in contracts with insurance companies.  Soon many of the Medicare ACOs will be up for renewal, and it is possible that many of them will elect not to continue as a Medicare ACO.
    
== Medicare ACOs ==
 
== Medicare ACOs ==
Anthony, Irenaeus, Siteadmin, apieditor, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
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