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The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation has created a toolkit to guide advocates as they assess and work with state’s Medicaid ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations). Each section contains a list of items to consider as Medicaid ACOs are designed and implemented. Creating this type of system takes time and is an evolving process. The most fundamental part of each component is to ensure that the consumer voice is present. Consumer advocates can play a role in the design, implementation and oversight of Medicaid ACOs. Advocates can help ensure that ACOs meet the needs of and are accountable to the communities they serve, and that ACOs do not limit patients’ access to care as they seek to control cost.

Source: Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, 2021
https://www.healthinnovation.org/resources/toolkits