Learning from the Experience of Accountable Care Organizations in the US

ABSTRACT

In February 2019, the Government of Ontario revealed its plans to reform the Ontario health system. The plans include the amalgamation of the province's six provincial agencies (i.e., Cancer Care Ontario, Health Quality Ontario, eHealth Ontario, Trillium Gift of Life Network, Health Shared Services Ontario and HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency) and its 14 Local Health Integration Networks into one central agency responsible for planning, delivering and improving the quality of care in Ontario.(1) In addition, the province announced its intention to support the development of a number of Ontario Health Teams (OHTs), which would have providers and organizations work together in networks to deliver the