“In Massachusetts, 17 Medicaid accountable care organizations (ACOs) are working to meet a June 1 deadline to submit a budget and high-level plan to the Commonwealth about how they will take advantage of new funding to support the restructuring of MassHealth’s delivery system to promote integrated, coordinated care and hold providers accountable for quality and MORE

“Critics of the proposal say it will harm low-income patients. “The plan stipulates that at least half of a state’s grant funding would be used to provide coverage for low-income populations,” said Rosemarie Day, a healthcare consultant in Somerville, Massachusetts, in an email. “This is far less than what the ACA’s funding is for low-income MORE