Contagious Savings: Beeson Scholar McWilliams Publishes in JAMA re Accountable Care Models

Beeson Scholar J. Michael McWilliams of Harvard Medical School published his research in JAMA this month on how a commercial health insurer’s large scale demonstration program designed to improve quality and lower costs for subscribers also lowered costs for Medicare patients who used the same health care providers but were not covered by the plan. Read the JAMA article here and read more about the implications of his findings here.

Beeson Scholar J. Michael McWilliams of Harvard Medical School published his research in JAMA this month on how a commercial health insurer’s large scale demonstration program designed to improve quality and lower costs for subscribers also lowered costs for Medicare patients who used the same health care providers but were not covered by the plan. Read the JAMA article here and read more about the implications of his findings here.