WEST FLORIDA ACO, LLC
TRINITY, FLORIDA

Provider Portal West Florida ACO LLC is proud to be one of the first 27 ACOs accepted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in April of 2012 to participate in the Shared Savings Program that shares Medicare savings with providers who improve the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing medicare expenditures for the same population. Our goal is to provide improved patient care and health outcomes to the Medicare Fee-For-Services beneficiaries in Tampa Bay, Florida. Mission Statement Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are a group of health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to people with Medicare fee-for-service. The goal of coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors. "Accountable Care Organizations will improve coordination and communication among physicians and other providers which will help improve care and lower costs for Medicare beneficiaries," said Marilyn B. Tavenner, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are excited to welcome West Florida ACO as a partner with Medicare and look forward to working with them to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries in South Florida. CMS does not endorse any ACOs. 42 CFR Sec. 423.310 prohibits language suggesting that CMS endorses an ACO.