
The ACO Show
Hosted by Josh Israel and Sean Cavanaugh · Aledade Inc
4.9from 128 ratings
- 207
- Episodes
- 13
- Transcribed
- 128
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About The ACO Show
The ACO Show explores the latest developments in the U.S. health care system, with a focus on value-based care and accountable care organizations (ACOs). Join co-hosts Josh Israel, MD, senior medical director of Quality, and Sean Cavanaugh, chief of Policy at Aledade, in conversations with experts, policymakers and clinicians to understand how value-based care is good for patients, practices and society. The ACO Show is produced by Aledade.
- Publisher
- Aledade Inc
- Category
- business · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Oct 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
13 of 207 episodes have a transcript.

5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How independent primary care practices succeed in value-based care with CMA’s David Ford | The ACO Show Episode 207

8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fixing Fragmented Quality Measures in Healthcare with Vivek Garg, MD | The ACO Show Episode 206

3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Between visits: How Aledade Access extends primary care | The ACO Show Episode 205
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How independent primary care practices succeed in value-based care with CMA’s David Ford | The ACO Show Episode 207
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's all about practice culture. We have a lot of different kinds of practices from very small, very under-resourced practices in very, very rural parts of the state to some pretty big provider groups in very urban, very highly resourced parts of the state. It's really about in the practice, is everyone willing to change and are they all rowing in the same direction? Because, of course, we go in and we have to change everything about how they practice. We have to change the practice workflow. We have to change the way they look at their practice, how they approach their practice. And the practices that are willing to do it, they are very, very successful. […]
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- David Ford
- Vivek Garg
- Jonas Goldstein
- Annette DuBard
- Michael Chernew
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 102 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 26 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts The ACO Show?
Josh Israel and Sean Cavanaugh host the show. Published by Aledade Inc.
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