Federal committee approves asthma-related value-based pay model

The federally appointed Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee said Tuesday it has recommended HHS consider a payment model focused on asthma care.

The payment model, if approved by HHS, would provide allergists, immunologists and pulmonologists a value-based payment option. A longstanding complaint of the movement to alternative payment models is it has excluded many specialists from participating because quality metrics don’t apply to their practice. The model can also be used by primary care doctors who also treat patients with asthma.

Asthma is among the most chronic common conditions in the U.S., affecting 19.2 million adults and 5.5 million children. And it led to 1.6 million emergency department visits in 2017.

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