es they want at any rate even though they might provide more quality care..
Texas takes a different approach to ACOs as compared to the federal legislation on it. Senate Bill 7 is composed of multiple healthcare bills that failed to pass during the regular session of Congress. SB 8 is actually the specific law that enacts the Texas version of ACOs, which is a health care collaborative (HCC). This allows the same setup as an ACO, : a hospital, physicians, and other providers are able to obtain a license to practice in an integrated care setting. Negotiations on this portion of the law focused on anti-trust review and exemptions from fee-splitting that were some of the biggest concerns with ACOs at the federal level.
From a policy perspective, these bills were passed as part of a larger Omnibus bill within a special session that was called by then governor, Rick Perry. This special session was called to direct the legislature to look specifically at healthcare cost containment and increase the access to healthcare with the use of managed care...