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ACOs may not be the ­cure-all the healthcare sector is searching for, experts say

The term "accountable care organization" (ACO) has been nebulous since it first became part of the healthcare vocabulary in 2009 with the introduction of the Patient ­Protection and Affordable Care Act. Since then, the industry has been waiting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ­provide some ­information regarding how ACOs will be structured, how they will affect ­physicians' practices, and how much money they will ­ultimately save Medicare. Even after CMS released the ACO proposed rules on March 31, these questions remain unanswered.

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