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Some North Texas ACOs Share Medicare Savings

The Dallas-Fort Worth market, traditionally a high cost area for medical procedures, is home to a number of Affordable Care Organizations that achieved significant savings for Medicare and generated incentives for themselves, according to recent federal data.

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The Dallas-Fort Worth market, traditionally a high cost area for medical procedures, is home to a number of Affordable Care Organizations that achieved significant savings for Medicare and generated incentives for themselves, according to recent federal data. These organizations accounted for $411 million worth of net savings in 2014. (D Healthcare Daily)

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