The National Rural Accountable Care Consortium, Nevada City, Nev., has announced it has formed five additional accountable care organizations (ACOs). Using the Consortium’s collaborative model, 28 rural and critical access hospitals, 42 rural health clinics, 12 federally qualified health centers and nine private physician practices in 30 rural health systems were able to afford and qualify for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to the consortium
