By NextBestFitPhase 3: Waves 2 & 3: working-age adults · Step 3.6
Create integrated care organizations (ICOs)
Years 2–4 · UHADiscuss this step
Provider-run integrated systems can accept a single risk-adjusted global budget for patients who choose them. This preserves the Kaiser/Geisinger model without an insurance layer.
Legal vehicle
Universal Health Act, Title V.
Who does it
UHA
When
Years 2–4
In this step
Tasks
4 tasks
Design choice & alternatives
1 decisions with alternatives
Costs & calculations
1 cost items, each with its calculation
Trade-offs
2 pros · 2 cons · 1 trade-offs
Risks
1 risks with mitigations
What changes in the system
3 existing laws, programs, or institutions changed
Other countries
3 comparisons
Cost items
Depends on
Steps that depend on this one
None.