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Regulatory practices vary from state to state. For instance, in California health insurers are regulated by the Department of Insurance and HMO's and health service plans are regulated by the Department of Corporations.
But the health care industry has already embarked on a frenzied quest to create them as quickly as possible. Today, after many delays and false starts, the Obama administration proposed guidelines on how ACOs will work. Here is a brief guide to what we know about ACOs. What is an accountable care organization? An ACO is a network of doctors and hospitals that shares responsibility for providing care to patients. In the new law, an ACO would agree to manage all of the health care needs of a minimum of 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries for at least three years.