Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...

Transitioning from FFS to salaried models may reduce low-value surgical interventions, with a 41% change in odds observed. The study analyzed TRICARE claims, noting a decline in low-value procedures ...

CMMI Director Abe Sutton and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz outlined how the administration aims to get more providers, especially poor-performing ones, into value-based models at a D.C. event on ...

The CMS ACCESS model shifts healthcare to continuous, outcome-driven care—making care management platforms essential ...

As the healthcare industry focuses on the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of healthcare services, new payment models like bundled payments and accountable care organizations are becoming ...

Despite efforts to shift provider payment away from fee-for-service and toward more risk-based alternatives, fee-for-service remains dominant -- and is growing, according to a study published in ...

Previously, healthcare providers were reimbursed based on the volume of patients and services rendered, with less attention on outcomes. However, various initiatives introduced by CMS are driving the ...

The health tech industry cheered when Medicare announced a ne | The ACCESS model could accelerate adoption of digital health tools in fee-for-service Medicare, "driving a market where participating ...

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 ...

Medicare primarily operates a fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. This means that healthcare professionals and facilities bill Medicare for each service they provide, with itemized costs appearing ...

Even though accountable care organizations are a somewhat new care delivery model, they have made quite an impact on the world of healthcare already. New commercial ACOs are announced on a regular ...