UConn Health has selected Hartford HealthCare as its partner in exploring the formation of an Accountable Care Organization, concluding a search that began in fall 2015. This is not a merger or sharing of assets. Rather, an ACO is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who voluntarily collaborate to coordinate care and ensure that shared patients receive the best care at the lowest possible cost – otherwise known as “value-based care.”

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