Accountable Care Organizations: Strategic Considerations and Industry Perspectives

Accountable Care Organizations remain abuzz in the health care industry. CMS has issued more accommodating regulations that resuscitate the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

As providers consider their strategic options during these challenging times, they are likely asking themselves how — if at all — should they participate? Each market participant must evaluate different considerations and view points before answering these questions.

CMS also has offered participation in the Pioneer ACO Program, the Bundled Care Initiative, the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, and other programs exploring care transformations through ACOs. Moreover, providers and insurers are teaming up in innovative ways for commercial market ACOs.

Please join Foley for a Web conference addressing these and other issues. Our experienced attorneys will be joined by health care industry representatives from the hospital, primary care physician, specialist physician, and health insurance sectors — each of whom will discuss his or her perspective on ACOs.

Presentations will include:

• Overview of the Final Medicare Shared Savings Program and


• Accompanying Waivers


• Primary Care Perspective on ACO Participation


• Specialist Perspective on ACOs


• ACO Strategic Issues from the Hospital Perspective


• Health Insurer Perspective on ACOs

Featured Speakers:

Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP — Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program

C. Frederick Geilfuss II, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP — Legal Waivers and Challenges

Jeffrey Tuck, Vice President and General Counsel, Summit Medical Group — Primary Care Perspective on ACO Participation

Matthew Brow, Vice President of Communications, Government Relations & Public Policy, McKesson Specialty Health, a division of McKesson Corporation — Specialist Physician Perspective on ACOs

Neal C. Hogan, Ph.D., Managing Director, BDC Advisors — Hospital Perspective on ACOs

J. Mark Waxman, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP — Contracting with an ACO or Considering the Alternatives

Charles Klippel, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Aetna — Health Insurer Perspective on ACOs

Foley & Lardner LLP will apply for CLE credit after the program, wherever applicable. Foley & Lardner LLP certifies that these activities have been approved for California MCLE credits by the State Bar of California in the amount of three General credits each. Foley & Lardner LLP is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider. Please note that participants must log in to both the teleconference and Live Meeting portions on the date of the event; credit may not be obtained by viewing and/or listening to a program recording after the event.