Accountable Care Organization

Methodist Patient-Centered Accountable Care Organization (MPCACO)

MPCACO Name and Location

Methodist Patient-Centered Accountable Care Organization (MPCACO)
1441 N. Beckley
Dallas, TX 75203

MPCACO Primary Contact

Shannon Huggins
MethodistACO@mhd.com
214-947-6575

Composition of ACO

Corporation formed with sole member as Methodist Hospitals of Dallas d/b/a Methodist Health System, a Texas non-profit corporation

On July 1, 2012 Methodist Patient Centered ACO (MPCACO) was selected to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) Accountable Care Organization (ACO), a multifaceted new program sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Over 700 physicians are partnering in the Methodist Patient Centered ACO. See the ACO Governing Structure.

Through the Shared Savings Program, Methodist Patient Centered ACO is working with CMS to provide Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with high quality service and care, while reducing the growth in Medicare expenditures through enhanced care coordination.

The Shared Savings Program will reward ACOs that lower their growth in health care costs while meeting performance standards on quality of care and putting patients first. The aggregate amount of savings to-date and distribution of savings is as follows:
Contact Information

To contact the ACO, please email MethodistACO@mhd.com

To contact Medicare, visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800 MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users, call 1-877-486-2048.