The Battle Over ACOs

Here is a good article that describes how the different parties in health care are lining up over ACO regulations:

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/January/10/doctors-hospitals-accountable-care-organizations-rules.aspx

Insurers concerns?

Insurers are helping to drive the fight over financial incentives as they push CMS to place a tighter rein on ACOs. They are fearful that ACOs will try to make up lost revenue from Medicare by charging privately insured people more or coaxing them to get more treatments. Insurers also worry that ACOs will give doctors and hospitals more power to set health care prices in the private market, and are resisting providers' requests for the government to loosen anti-trust rules.