ACO, Hold the Mayo

Part of Obamacrap calls for the establishment of ACO's (Accountable Care Organizations). The idea is these providers will deliver equal or better care at lower prices than the traditional health care model.

Kaiser Health News reports a hold out in the ACO race.

The Mayo Clinic says it will not be part of a critical piece of national health care reform under the government's proposed rules. The prestigious Rochester clinic is raising questions about accountable care organizations, or ACOs, which are supposed to be updated — and better — versions of health maintenance organizations. Approved as part of the 2010 health care law, they are designed to improve care and cuts costs by over half a billion dollars a year. But Mayo says the proposed regulations from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conflict with the way it runs its Medicare operations, which treat about 400,000 patients a year

Give me and ACO but hold the Mayo.