Primary care physicians are starting to understand the professional and financial rewards behind ACOs. They should not be dismayed by lack of funding. The payers know that funding these ACOs is a smart "investment" in reforming our inefficient and wasteful current system.
Mr. Bobbitt is a senior partner and head of the Health Law Group at the Smith Anderson law firm in Raleigh, N.C. He has many years’ experience assisting physicians forming integrated delivery systems. He has spoken and written nationally to primary care physicians on the strategies and practicalities of forming or joining ACOs. This article is meant to be educational and does not constitute legal advice. For additional information, readers may contact the author at bbobbitt@smithlaw.com or 919-821-6612.