Publications

This issue of the HPC’s DataPoints series provides key facts about the 17 ACOs that were recertified by the HPC in either December 2023 or December 2024 (“Certified ACOs”), with a focus on their risk contracts and the care delivery innovations made possible by them.

These ACO Program Strategy Summaries are part of a series of resources, including profiles of each HPC-certified ACO, that the HPC has created to provide policymakers, health care providers, payers, purchasers, researchers, and other members of the public with information and insights regarding HPC-certified ACOs.

Introduction to the Health Policy Commission’s Learning, Equity, and Patient-Centeredness Standards for Accountable Care Organization Certification

Primary care in Massachusetts is facing challenges, including provider burnout and patient access barriers. Administrative burden makes the work of primary care unsustainable, and low payment rates disincentivize clinician entry and make practices hard to sustain. The HPC offers policy options to address these challenges.

In this annual report for 2024, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.

Brief profiles of each HPC-certified ACO, using non-confidential information submitted to the HPC through ACO Certification and other public data (includes ACOs certified by the HPC in 2024 - 2025).

In this annual report for 2023, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.

Special policy report on the consolidation and closures across the Massachusetts pediatric health care market, and the implications that this has on the market and broadly on cost, quality, access, and equity.

Brief profiles of each HPC-certified ACO, using non-confidential information submitted to the HPC through ACO Certification and other public data (includes ACOs certified by the HPC in 2022 - 2023).

This DataPoints issue provides key facts about the 14 ACOs that were recertified by the HPC in December 2019 (“certified ACOs”), with a focus on their risk contracts, approaches to provider compensation, and delivery system improvement efforts.