NAACOS, APG Urge HHS to Adjust Direct Contracting Model, Not Cancel

February 16, 2022acoAMA, APMs, CMMI, congress, DCEs, direct contracting, FFS, HHS, NAACOS

More than 200 healthcare organizations, including America’s Physician Groups (APG) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), have urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make adjustments to the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model instead of canceling the program. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the groups stressed that shutting down the Direct…

Healthcare Associations Call on Congress to Spur APM Adoption

February 4, 2022acoAMA, AMGA, APG, APM, congress, NAACOS

A group of eight national healthcare associations this week called on the U.S. Congress to help move the movement around alternative payment models (APMs) forward, noting the sluggish uptake in participation among providers. The eight groups are the American Medical Association (AMA), AMGA (the American Medical Group Association), America’s Physician Groups (APG), the Association of…

NAACOS, AMA Urge Congress to Boost Value-Based Care, APM Incentives

February 4, 2022acoAMA, APMs, congress, NAACOS

A group of eight healthcare organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), have asked Congress to increase their efforts in promoting value-based care and alternative payment model (APM) adoption. In a letter sent to the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, the organizations highlighted…

Over 50 Lawmakers Urge Administration to End Direct Contracting

January 17, 2022acoAMA, APMs, CMMI, congress, DCEs, direct contracting, FFS, HHS, NAACOS

The lawmakers claim direct contracting is a Trump-era privatization tactic that has removed millions of seniors from Traditional Medicare without their knowledge or consent. More than 50 lawmakers led by US Representative Pramila Jayapa urged the Biden administration to discontinue the Medicare Direct Contracting (DC) program and transition Medicare beneficiaries into the Traditional Medicare model. In a letter written to HHS…

Rep. DelBene: How Congress can help deliver right incentives to providers for value-based care

July 30, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAPMs, Bundled Payments, congress, DelBene, payment models, provider incentives, Rep. DelBene, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Value in Health Care Act

For Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, a major proponent of legislation in Congress on value-based care, a key driver is making sure that providers have the tools to succeed in payment models and figuring how Congress can help make that happen. DelBene is the lead sponsor in the Value in Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation recently…

Hundreds of stakeholders support passage of SDOH bill in Congress

July 7, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentscongress, HR 2503, SDOH, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021

Hundreds of medical and social-services organizations have advocated for the passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, a bipartisan House bill that would establish an interagency council on SDOH, among other provisions. As outlined in a letter sent this week by the Aligning for Health association to members of the House Energy and…

In Providers’ Words: What’s Working and What’s Not in Value-Based Care Today

April 27, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, APMs, benchmarks, care coordination, CIN, CMS, congress, evidence-based care, FFS, Integrated Health Partners, legislature, MACRA, MIPS, Next Generation ACOs, Payers, SNFs, specialist incentives, Telehealth, vbc

Earlier this month, Premier hosted a panel on value-based care (VBC), with providers from across the healthcare continuum discussing its merits and pitfalls. In attendance were members of Congress and their staffers to hear how precisely VBC has been effective and policy changes needed to continue its forward progress. One message came through above all…

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