Payment Models

A physician researcher discusses why primary care physicians do not participate in value-based payment models.

The crucial decision of which ACO to join requires careful consideration of various factors.

Exploring how direct primary care and concierge medicine models could help physicians in independent practices transform patient care.

News reports state RFK Jr. could take aim at codes recommended by the American Medical Association.

PCC’s 2024 Evidence Report found primary care-centric ACOs generate more than two times higher savings through data integration.

Here are three strategies to face the dual challenge of improving patient health while controlling costs.

A patient-centered approach requires prioritizing affordability and accessibility and yields improved cash flow and patient care access.

PACE helps address the root cause of a participant’s health issues, reducing the potential for later complications and downstream costs.

Savings is largest amount in MSSP’s decade-long history

Four challenges organizations must address to truly improve cost efficiency and quality in health care.

Are you burned out on fee-for-service?

Advanced primary care company also announces new chief health officer.

Incentivizing high-quality care reduces costs while improving patient outcomes.

Report found commonalities among high-performing ACOs

The crucial decision of which ACO to join requires careful consideration of various factors.

To transform the promise of value-based care into reality, the health care industry must truly work together and accelerate the implementation and adoption of this impactful care model

Commonwealth Fund experts consider value-based care, but it’s likely not a magic bullet to reduce administrative costs or friction.

Study examines quality measures per contract and finds there are a lot of them.

DPC improves the physician-patient relationship by reducing administrative tasks, removing insurance company middlemen, and focusing on individualized care.

A specialist in internal medicine and migraines evaluates the practical and financial conditions that are cracking the foundation of health care across the nation.

A slideshow with key findings from a study by The Commonwealth Fund.

How does value-based care work in a retail clinic setting? Quite well, when partnerships, technology and payment combine to serve patients.

Providers, health plans, governments, charitable organizations and patients must be collaboratively engaged for VBC to work.

ACO advocates outline steps for CMS to communicate and change rules regarding patient engagement.

As value-based care adoption grows, payers and providers must find the right tools to transform adversarial interactions into partnerships that put patients at the center of care.

With AI's health care boom, many physicians seek guidance on meaningful integration.

Feds continue analyzing situation involving more than $2 billion in possible fraud.

House subcommittee holds hearing on best ways to shift from fee-for-service for treatments, to incentivizing better health for patients.

What are the potential opportunity costs of not making the transition to value-based care?

VBC models can be challenging, and success requires an understanding of the reimbursement model, significant investment in infrastructure and possible changes in the way medicine is practiced.