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22 Alexian Brothers ACO (Arlington Heights, Ill.). Over the past few years, Alexian Brothers ACO, which is doing business as AMITA Health ACO, has been involved in a host of accountable care arrangements. In 2013, it joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program. e five-hospital system and more than 40 provider practices currently participate in its MSSP ACO. Beginning in 2014, Alexian Brothers also gained approval to run Medicaid accountable care programs. Last year it launched a commer- cial ACO with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois that covers 14,000 patients, and late last fall it rolled out a collaborative care program with Cigna covering an additional 3,240 patients. Allina Health (Minneapolis). Allina Health ACO, one of the original 32 Pioneer ACOs, is now one of just nine le in the program. It boasts 500 primary care providers across Allina Health's clinics. e Pioneer ACO generated $1.9 million in savings for Medicare in its second performance year and $2 million in its third year, though it has not yet shared in sav- ings. Allina is also involved in the Northwest Metro Alliance, a collabo- ration with Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners that operates as a "learning lab" to test ACO-like care delivery models for roughly 300,000 patients. Atrius Health (Newton, Mass.) Atrius Health is one of the nine remain- ing Pioneer ACOs. It has been in the program since its inception in 2011 and now covers roughly 31,000 Medicare beneficiaries. Based on the most recent available data, Atrius Health ranked in the top third of Pioneer ACOs in 2014 for overall quality with a score of 91.4 percent. It scored particularly well in physician-patient communication, health promotion and education, and several preventive measures, including blood sugar control in diabetic patients and identifying those at risk of depression. In 2014, Atrius Health also earned $2.8 million in shared sav- ings, which it applied to investments in care coordination, training, data analytics and information technology. Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee). is year, Aurora forged a new ac- countable care partnership with UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage plans, covering 40,000 people. It has previous commercial ACO experi- ence from its agreements with Humana and Aetna. Its Lakeshore Medi- cal Clinic joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2012, but has since dropped participation. Banner Health Network (Mesa, Ariz.). Banner Health Network, a Pio- neer ACO comprised of more than 2,600 Banner Health-affiliated physi- cians and 13 acute care Banner Health hospitals, brought home by far the most shared savings of all ACOs in the program in 2014, according to the most recent available data. BHN earned $18.7 million in shared savings, while the next highest earner brought in $13.22 million. BHN also has commercial ACO partnerships with Cigna and Aetna. Baroma Accountable Care (Miami). Baroma Accountable Care, also known as Baroma Health Partners, is one of 19 ACOs in CMS' newest innovation model, dubbed the Next Generation. Baroma was previous- ly involved in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Following a com- petitive applicant process, Baroma was selected for the NGACO Model based on its prior performance in coordinating care. Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (Dallas). Aer Baylor Scott & White's Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO, which was formed in partnership with Walgreens, le the program in 2014, the system launched a second MSSP in January 2015. at venture, BSWQA, has proved more successful. e organization was awarded Level 2 ACO ac- creditation status by the National Committee for Quality Assurance later that year, demonstrating its proficiency in delivering coordinated, pa- tient-centered care, while improving quality and reducing cost. BSWQA also formed commercial accountable care agreements with Aetna in 2014 and UnitedHealthcare in 2015. Beacon Health (Brewer, Maine). Beacon Health is the population health member of the 11-hospital Eastern Maine Health System. It first got in- volved in Medicare ACOs with the Pioneer Model in 2011. In its first year in this program, Beacon Health achieved $2 million in shared savings. Its successes in as a Pioneer ACO propelled it into the new Next Generation model, which launched in January. is year it also rolled out a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO under the name Beacon Rural Health, as an opportunity for its critical access hospitals to participate in an ACO. Bellin Health Partners (Green Bay, Wis.). Bellin Health was catapulted into the Next Generation ACO program in January 2016 aer three years in the Pioneer program in partnership with another Wisconsin system, edaCare. Bellin-edaCare HealthCare Partners earned the highest overall quality score of all the Pioneer ACOs in 2014 — 94.24 percent — and earned $2.19 million in shared savings that year. Bellin Health is now going it alone in the Next Generation program, while edaCare operates its own NGACO. Bellin Health Partners operates in 11 Wiscon- sin counties. Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (Westwood, Mass.). BIDCO is one of the nine remaining Pioneer ACOs, and has been in the program since 2011. e most recent data available — performance year 2014 — shows BIDCO secured $9.85 million in shared savings payments, the third-most of all Pioneer ACOs that year. Its overall quality score in 2014 was 87.89 percent. Its website says it plans to join a new model in 2017. BJC HealthCare ACO (St. Louis). BJC HealthCare joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2012. e Track 3 ACO operates in Missouri and Illinois, and was the first organization of its kind in St. Louis. In addi- tion to the system's 11 hospitals, home care services and the BJC Medical Group, 42 additional physician practices are involved in BJC HealthCare ACO. BJC HealthCare ACO is proud to be one of the few ACOs that in- cluded home care as a service provider and in its governing body. Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.). Carilion Clinic's Doctors Connected has been in the Medicare Shared Savings Program since 2013. Participating providers include its primary care physician group, its emergency ser- vices and four hospitals. Carilion teamed up with Aetna in 2011 on a commercial ACO contract that was able to lower premiums by 30 per- cent in its first year. Catholic Medical Partners-Accountable Care IPA (Buffalo, N.Y.). Cath- olic Medical Partners, an independent practice association, joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2012. In its first performance year, Catholic Medical Partners generated more than $13.6 million in savings for Medicare. In January 2015, it received national recognition as the first ACO in New York to earn Level 2 accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Now in its fourth year in the program, Catholic Medical Partners is in Track 3, which includes downside risk. CHI Health Partners (Omaha, Neb.). CHI Health Partners, which is do- ing business as TPN Health Partners, is a newly minted Medicare Shared Savings Program as of January. In Track 1 of the program, it will not be responsible for downside risk. e organization includes e Physician Network, a medical group practice in Nebraska, as well as five Catholic Health Initiatives hospitals. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. CHOP's accountable care ventures mark a couple of firsts. It was the first children's hospital in the United States to earn ACO accreditation by the National Committee of Quality Assurance, when it gained Level 2 status in March 2015. en last fall, it became the first pediatric ACO to contract with Aetna. Christus (Irving, Texas). e faith-based Catholic system, with more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, decided to get some skin in the ACO game this year. It launched three Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs in January: Christus Physician Group Quality Care Alli- ance, based in Irving; Christus Louisiana ACO, based in Alexandria; and Christus Santa Rosa Quality Care Alliance, based in San Antonio.