Your Gown is Checked into Our System. When your gown arrives at the preservation facility it is given a unique tracking number and a thorough inspection for stains, tears, and loose stitching or beading. Your unique barcode allows you to track your gown as it is being cleaned and preserved.
A Medicare PPO allows you the benefit of saving money by utilizing in-network providers, but also gives you the flexibility to go out of network if you choose. This type of Medicare Advantage plan can offer more flexibility in that regard than a Medicare HMO.
In 2014, the third year of the Medicare ACO program, 97 ACOs qualified for shared savings payments of more than $422 million. How do ACOs work for patients? Doctors and hospitals will likely refer patients to hospitals and specialists within the ACO network.