News outlets report on efforts to expand accountable care organizations, medical homes and community health clinics. Crain's New York Business, on ACOs in New York: "Authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Barack Obama in March, ACOs are intended to reward providers that shift their focus to preventive care and presumably reduce the need for expensive procedures. ... Effective Jan. 1, 2012, Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, Westmed Medical Group in Westchester and other local institutions plan to become ACOs... 
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