9. The department, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall evaluate the demonstration project annually to assess whether: cost savings, including, but not limited to, savings in administrative costs and savings due to improved health outcomes, are achieved through implementation of the demonstration project.

The department, in consultation with the Department of Health, and with the assistance of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, shall evaluate the demonstration project annually to assess whether there is improvement in the rates of health screening, the outcomes and hospitalization rates for persons with chronic illnesses, and the hospitalization and readmission rates for patients residing in the designated areas served by the ACOs. The department and the Department of Health shall provide the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy with all data necessary to perform the annual evaluation of the demonstration project.

L.2011, c.114, s.9; amended 2012, c.17, s.366.