Question: Assignment Required Reading:

Health Share of Oregon: A CommunityOriented Approach to Accountable Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries (By Sarah Klein, Douglas McCarthy, and Alexander Cohen)

Review the case study by clicking on the link. Prepare a paper that answers the following questions.

• What are accountable care organizations (ACOs)?

• What makes Oregon unique in its approach to Coordinated Care Organization?

• Why are states experimenting with different models of integrated care?

• Are ACO's a viable model to reduce the rate of growth in per-capita Medicaid spending? Why or why not?

Your paper should include the following:

• Four to six pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.

• Three to five peer reviewed references cited in the assignment. Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references; all facts must be supported; in-text references used throughout the assignment must be included in an APA-formatted reference list. (References should be current, not more than five years old; additional references articles from the popular press such as the WSJ and Washington Post should also be considered.)

• Review the grading rubric, which can be accessed from the Course Information page.

• Formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

• Reach out to your instructor if you have questions about the assignment.