$$Four Years Into A Commercial ACO For CalPERS: Substantial Savings And Lessons Learned$$ discusses the organizational structure of the CalPERS ACO. Read this article on this module$$s Learning Materials page before participating in this discussion.

Write a $2-$ to $3-$paragraph initial post answering all of the following prompts. Be sure to respond to at least two classmates$$ original posts.

Prompts

What transaction costs led them to the governance structure they selected?

Do you think those would be relevant if your organization were to participate in an ACO today?

How does your organization's for$-$profit$/$not$-$for$-$profit status affect your answer to this question?