Value-based care continues to account for a substantial share of U.S. healthcare payments, underscoring sustained payer investment in payment models that link reimbursement to quality and cost ...

In the continuing effort to increase quality and decrease costs, health plans and providers are shifting from volume-based care to a value-based reimbursement structure. Value-based reimbursement ...

Value-based care goes much further than managing cash flow differently. As healthcare increasingly shifts toward value-based care (VBC), CFOs are facing both challenges and opportunities. Value-based ...

A majority of counties experienced growth in penetration of Medicare value-based approaches: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) and Medicare Advantage (MA).

Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has piloted more than 50 alternative payment models (APMs) ...

The Healthcare Financial Management Association asked 117 senior financial executives how hospitals, physicians and payers are feeling about using value-based payment models. HFMA randomly selected ...

There is no doubt that the government is accelerating its shift to value-based payments, where physicians are rewarded — to an increasing extent — for quality, rather than quantity of care. And it’s ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Just over three-quarters of health system and hospital C-suites say they plan to increase value-based care model participation within the next two years, up from the 57% who indicated similarly back ...

The considerable hype around blockchain is starting to be tempered by enterprises earning practical experience and identifying worthwhile use cases for the technology. Most of the buzz around ...