Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are designed to incent providers to work together to increase quality of care delivered to patients while significantly lowering medical costs overall. New shared savings payment arrangements are being developed by both government and private sector payers that are encouraging the fast growth of these Accountable Care models.

The Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) developed the Medicare Shared Savings program as just one example of this new model of care payment. These are all creating tremendous opportunities for new ACO’s. The mission of the FLAACOs is to bring Accountable Care Organizations of all types in Florida together to collaborate so that these models continue to grow and thrive.

Founding Members

• Nicole Bradberry President, Orange Health Solutions and CEO, Orange Accountable Care
• Rich Cassidy, MD Divisional VP, Chief Accountable Care Officer at Walgreens
• Hymin Zucker, MD Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization
• Mike Barrett VP Accountable Care Services, HealthCare Partners, IPA and HealthCare Partners, Management Services Organization
• Kelly A. Conroy Executive Director Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization and South Florida Accountable Care
• Joanne Ryan CEO, Gatien & Associates and Board Member, Orange Accountable Care
• Brenda Radke CEO, Brevard Physicians Network and Executive Director Medical Practitioners for Affordable Care
• Larry Jones CEO, Physicians Collaborative Trust
• Scott Backer CEO, Baroma, INC
• Balford Francis Director of Managed Care and Network Development
• Sheila Fuse CEO Primary Partners, LLC
• Ben Shaker Director at Orlando Health
• Jennifer Endicott VP of Clinical Integration for Orlando Health and Executive Director of Collaborative Care of Florida
• Kristi R. Stovall VP Marketing & Brand Management, Orange Health Solutions