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. 2014 Jul 10;29(11):1484–1490. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-2911-0

Table 2.

ACO Contracts and Payment Experience, by CHC Inclusion

Includes CHC
(N = 44, 28 %)
Does not include CHC
(N = 112, 72 %)
P Value on Difference*
ACO contracts (%)
 Medicaid 50 % 16 % < 0.001
 Medicare 64 % 66 % 0.775
 Commercial 43 % 55 % 0.173
 Multi-payer 45 % 43 % 0.770
 Any current contract with risk 54 % 38 % 0.092
Receiving upfront investment (%)
 Advanced Payment participant 8 % 15 % 0.255
 Care management pmt from commercial payer 53 % 56 % 0.827
 Capital investment from commercial payer 17 % 12 % 0.596
Securing sufficient funds: very challenging (%) 40 % 24 % 0.043
Payment reform experience (%)
 Bundled payment 42 % 34 % 0.415
 Patient-centered medical home 95 % 82 % 0.057
 Pay for performance 89 % 90 % 0.895
 Public reporting 97 % 82 % 0.019
 Other risk-bearing contracts 88 % 56 % < 0.001

*p values are from two tailed t-tests for means or proportions (depending on measurement of the variable)