Accountable Care Organizations
"Accountable Care Organizations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Organizations of health care providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program who are assigned to it. Assigned means those beneficiaries for whom the professionals in the organization provide the bulk of primary care services. (www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/Accountable CareOrganization.pdf accessed 03/16/2011)
| Descriptor ID |
D060866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.300.380.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Accountable Care Organizations- Accountable Care Organizations
- Accountable Care Organization
- Care Organization, Accountable
- Care Organizations, Accountable
- Organization, Accountable Care
- Organizations, Accountable Care
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Accountable Care Organizations" by people in Profiles.
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Sabatino MJ, Hager K, Ash AS, Sing G, Bowman J, Buckler S, Rich A, Himmelstein J, Alcusky MJ. Massachusetts Medicaid Housing Supports Reduced Health Care Costs Among Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 Apr; 45(4):432-440.
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Jeung C, Goff SL, Pearlman J, Sarvet B, Geissler KH. Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Behavioral Health Care for Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268890.
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Folta SC, Burch J, Alcusky M, Ash AS, Hager K, Terranova J, Zhang FF, Anyanwu O, Li Z, Mozaffarian D. Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1526564.
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Ash AS, Alcusky MJ, Ellis RP, Sabatino MJ, Eanet FE, Mick EO. Supporting Primary Care for Medically and Socially Complex Patients in Medicaid Managed Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 02 03; 8(2):e2458170.
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Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. "On the OB Side of Things, It's Completely Disconnected": Early Implementation of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Health Care in the Perinatal Period. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Mar-Apr; 35(2):89-96.
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Ranchoff BL, Geissler KH, Attanasio LB, Jeung C. Association of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and postpartum mental health care utilization. Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr; 60 Suppl 2:e14421.
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Jamakandi S, Li J, Chien AT, Alcusky M, Kerrissey M. Pediatric Practices' Experiences With Massachusetts' Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations. Acad Pediatr. 2025 May-Jun; 25(4):102601.
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Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Ash AS, Lindenauer PK, Krishnan JA, Goff SL. Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1208-1215.
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Geissler KH, Jeung C, Attanasio LB. Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform. Am J Prev Med. 2024 08; 67(2):184-192.
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Schiavoni KH, Flom M, Blumenthal KJ, Orav EJ, Hefferon M, Maher E, Boudreau AA, Giuliano CP, Chambers B, Mandell MH, Vienneau M, Mendu ML, Vogeli C. Cost, Utilization, and Patient and Family Experience With ACO-Based Pediatric Care Management. Pediatrics. 2023 12 01; 152(6).