ACO Spending and Utilization Among Medicare Patients at the End of Life: an Observational Study.
Miranda B LamTynan H FriendParsa ErfaniE John OravAshish K JhaJose F FigueroaPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
With the exception of hospice care utilization, spending and utilization were not different between ACOs and non-ACO patients at the EOL. Longer follow-up may be necessary to evaluate the impact of ACOs on EOL spending and care.