Analyze financial models of reimbursement and their effects on patients and health care providers.

For this assignment, you will distinguish between Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Your paper will include the following:

· Provide a brief history of both the MCO and ACO.

· Define the populations MCO and ACO are intended to serve.

· Analyze your role in your specialized area of nursing practice when interfacing with an MCO and ACO clients/patients.

The word count for your paper, excluding the title page and references page, will be 800 words.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

· be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

· consult the grading rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

· utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing assignment should:

· follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

· be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

· display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

· use 7th edition APA formatting and citation style.