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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…

CMS launched the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model to address the gap between clinical care and community services in the health care system. The AHC Model is based on emerging evidence that addressing health-related social needs can improve…

As part of a team with NORC, Abt conducted a mixed methods evaluation of the CMS ACO REACH Model and found savings and quality improvements.

Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…

Abt’s first of its kind study identified the costs affiliated with joining an ACO, and the ultimate financials benefits to society.

Abt evaluated the delivery and impact of the MA ECSO initiative which helps early education leaders and educators improve the quality of their practice.

Abt helped Maryland design and benchmark a statewide value based care model that saved $689 million and informed national health policy.

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive system of care for people living with HIV and AIDS. Although…