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96 pital, Abingdon (Va.) Physician Partners and the Mountain State Health Alliance in Johnson City. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization (Morristown, N.J.). Atlantic Accountable Care Organization launched in April 2012, and the Track 1 MSSP ACO is now in its second agreement period. e ACO has about 2,370 participants and covers about 237,000 lives. rough 2017, the ACO paid more than $30 million to provider participants and achieved a quality rating of more than 90 percent for five straight years. In 2017, it entered into a downside commercial risk contract for 28,000 beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage plans. Atrius Health (Newton, Mass.). Atrius Health is a nonprofit health sys- tem that cares for more than 745,000 patients in eastern Massachusetts. It has 715 physicians and primary care providers and 31 practice loca- tions. e system's ACO participates in the Next Generation ACO Mod- el to continue taking on risk. During the 2017 performance year, Atrius Health ACO produced $19.9 million in savings and received $15 million. Arizona Care Network (Phoenix). Phoenix-based Banner Health found- ed Arizona Care Network in 2012 and entered into the MSSP in 2013. Abrazo Community Health Network partnered with Dignity to govern the ACO, which is also affiliated with Phoenix Children's Care Network. e ACO was among the first 45 organizations to participate in the Next Generation ACO in 2017 and now has 13 value-based arrangements with both commercial and Medicare payers. e organization manages care for about 300,000 patients and has 5,500 providers. Ascension Care Management (Nashville, Tenn.). Launched in July 2012, Ascension Care Management Health Partners Tennessee is a Track 3 MSSP ACO. Ascension Care Management Health Partners has two other Track 1 MSSP ACOs, one based in Indianapolis and the other in Evansville, Ill. e organization is affiliated with St. Louis-based As- cension, a faith-based health system with about 156,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers in 21 states. Aurora Accountable Care Organization (Milwaukee). Aurora Ac- countable Care Organization launched in January 2017 and is now a Track 3 MSSP ACO. e ACO is affiliated with Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, a 15-hospital integrated health system that serves about 1.2 million patients per year. e system merged with Downers Grove, Ill.- based Advocate Health Care in 2018. Banner Health Network (Mesa, Ariz.). Banner Health Network is an Arizona-based Track 3 MSSP ACO that launched in January 2017. It joins Phoenix-based Banner Health with a network of primary and spe- cialty physicians that provide care for patients in Maricopa and Pinal counties in Arizona. e ACO includes more than 5,000 physicians and advanced care practitioners and covers more than 400,000 members and beneficiaries. irteen Banner Health hospitals and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston participate in the organization. Banner Network Colorado (Greeley). Banner Care Network includes 300 primary and specialty providers that care for patients in northern Colorado. About 60 percent of the providers are affiliated with Banner Health, a nonprofit health system based in Phoenix with more than 50,000 employees across its locations in Arizona and Colorado. e orga- nization includes three hospitals and two surgery centers. Baptist Physician Partners (Jacksonville, Fla.). Baptist Physician Part- ners launched in January 2018 and serves patients in Florida and Georgia. e Track 1 MSSP ACO is still in its first agreement period. e network board includes 11 physicians and five South Miami, Fla.-based Baptist Health executives who oversee the organization's efforts to improve qual- ity and reduce costs. e ACO had five value-based contracts and had cared for more than 62,000 lives as of March 2018. Baycare Health Partners (Springfield, Mass.). As a physician-hospital ACO, Baycare Health Partners serves four Springfield, Mass.-based Bay- state Health hospitals and more than 200 medical practices. e network includes about 1,300 physicians and works with managed care organiza- tions as well as government payers. BayCare Physician Partners (Clearwater, Fla.). BayCare Physician Part- ners began as a Track 1 MSSP in 2015 and generated savings for three years before moving on to Track 3 in 2018. e ACO reported three years of sav- ings above $30 million and quality scores consistently hitting 97 percent or more. e ACO includes 100 participants and covers around 46,000 lives. Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (Dallas). Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance is a Track 1 MSSP ACO that launched in 2015 and en- tered into its second agreement period in January 2018. e ACO in- cludes 16 hospitals and two provider networks as well as other health centers and clinics. e organization is affiliated with Dallas-based Bay- lor Scott & White, a 50-hospital health system that has more than 7,500 physicians and a health plan. Beacon Health (Brewer, Maine). Beacon Rural Health Partners in Brew- er, Maine, launched its ACO in January 2016 as a Track 1 MSSP ACO. Beacon Health grew from 9,000 patients to 100,000 patients, including 18,000 Beacon Health employees and dependents that use the Northern Light Employee Health Plan. e organization has more than 50 pro- viders and achieved accreditation through the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Beaumont Accountable Care Organization (Southfield, Mich.). Beau- mont Accountable Care Organization launched in 2012. In July, it en- tered into a new MSSP contract with CMS, selecting the enhanced track. e new contract increased share rates from 50 percent to 75 percent of savings. Since inception, the ACO has generated more than $80 million in savings for CMS and received about $40 million in shared savings. It now has more than 500 physician participants and 25,000 covered lives. Bellin Health Partners (Green Bay, Wis.). Bellin Health in Green Bay is a clinically integrated network that includes the 220-bed Bellin Hospi- tal in Green Bay and 86 independent specialty physicians. e system's 147-member primary and specialty care organization also participates in the ACO. During the second year of its participation in the Next Gener- ation ACO Model, the organization reported nearly $5 million in shared savings and reinvested all in infrastructure to support quality care. Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (Westwood, Mass.). e ACO includes 2,500 primary care physicians and specialists who provide care at several hospitals in the Boston area, including New England Bap- tist Hospital, three Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital locations and Cam- bridge (Mass.) Health Alliance. Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization is also affiliated with Boston-based Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital and provides several population health tools to its provider community. Bethesda Health Quality Alliance (Boynton Beach, Fla.). Launched in January 2018, the Bethesda Health Quality Alliance is a Track 1 MSSP ACO in its first agreement period. e clinically integrated net- work is physician-led. Billings (Mont.) Clinic. Launched in January 2013, Billings Clinic's ACO is a Track 1 MSSP organization. It began its second agreement pe- riod in January 2016 and serves patients in Montana and Wyoming. e ACO is affiliated with Billings (Mont.) Clinic, a physician-led integrated multispecialty group practice with a 304-bed hospital and level 2 trauma center. e clinic has about 4,000 staff members and 400 physicians. BJC HealthCare ACO (St. Louis). BJC HealthCare ACO is a Track 3 MSSP ACO that launched in July 2012. It is now in its second agree-