Accountable Communities (AC) are an important component of fb88Care's Value-Based Purchasing strategy, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at reducing costs while improving quality and outcomes for fb88Care members. Similar to Medicare's Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), fb88Care's AC program contracts with groups of providers who volunteer to participate in the shared savings model.
If an AC succeeds in reducing costs while meeting quality benchmarks, the AC shares in the savings it achieves for the fb88Care program in the form of a shared savings payment, which is tied to the amount of the AC's savings and its quality performance.
The program does not dictate how these organizations provide care. Instead, the Department provides ACs with monthly and quarterly patient cost and quality data. The payment model creates incentives for ACs to make investments that improve cost and quality outcomes.
Accountable Community Partnerships
There are four ACs in the program:
- Community Care Partnership of fb88, LLC.
- Kennebec Regional Health Alliance
- fb88Health Accountable Care Organization
- Beacon Health, LLC.
Accountable Community Resources
- Department-Aligned Initiatives Information - PY10 (PDF)
- AC Public Information Session May 2021 (PDF)
- Example of an AC Member Letter (PDF)
- AC Practice List for PY8 (PDF)
- AC Practice List for PY9 (PDF)
- 2024-2025 Schedule At-A-Glance (PDF)
Questions?
For more information regarding quality measurement in the Accountable Communities program, please click here.
Email the AC team for questions about the initiative, upcoming events, and meetings.