The Dawning of the Age of Accountable Care?, a summary of the Proposed ACO Rule released last week, is now available at the Toward Accountable Care NCMS website (www.ncmedsoc.org/ac). Prepared by Kim Licata with the Health Law Group of Poyner Spruill LLP, the document summarizes key elements of the 429-page Proposed ACO Rule.

See CMS Issues Proposed ACO Regulations; Public Comment Period Begins, NCMS Bulletin, April 1, 2011 for additional information and links to comment on the Proposed Rule during the 60-day public comment period.