Jasmine Pennic | HIT Consultant

The average ACO startup costs in the first 12 months is $2.0 million with a range from $300,000 to $6,700,000, according to recent NAACOS survey. The National Association of ACOs first national survey of the 2012 and 2013 Medicare ACOs reveals the average ACO start-up costs are higher than initially estimated by CMS, due to slow savings. In fact, the average ACO will risk $3.5 million plus any feasibility and pre-application costs until it can see any cash flow relief from possible
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