Family physicians can learn more about ACOs, a group of health care providers who share responsibility for the quality, cost, and coordination of care with aligned incentives for a population of ...

Learn about accountable care organizations and how they empower family physicians to manage quality care for patients.

Mar 16, 2026 · The AAFP supports the ACO model, and promotes benchmarks, information systems, and payment regulations that protect both patients and family physicians.

Jan 15, 2026 · The models highlight CMMI’s focus on whole-person and lifestyle care and its desire to expand participation to more types of health care organizations. Primary care practices will have ...

Value-based care can improve health outcomes by prioritizing quality over quantity, reducing waste and enhancing preventive care.

Accountable care organizations could be the next big thing in health care delivery. Here's what you need to know – and what you need to do – now.

Learn more about the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and how to participate in alternative payment models designed to support primary care.

Learn about Advanced Alternative Payment Models (AAPMs), one of the two new payment tracks created under MACRA.

The process that commercial and government payers use to assign patients to the physicians who are held accountable for their care is called attribution. Think of the patient lists that insurers ...

Review a new set of codes that pay for resources associated with providing advanced primary care to patients.