Key Advantages of Medicare Advantage Plans Versus FFS Medicare

April 20, 2022acoNo CommentsBMA, fee-for-service, FFS, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans may provide better access to care and lower healthcare spending for enrollees, compared to fee-for-service Medicare, according to a study from ATI Advisory conducted on behalf of Better Medicare Alliance (BMA). “Medicare Advantage continues to demonstrate that it offers important cost protections and value for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries,” said Allison Rizer, principal at ATI Advisory…

Most health systems still base doctors’ pay on volume, despite push toward value-based care: study

January 28, 2022acoalternative payment models, APMs, fee-for-service, FFS, value-based care, value-based payment, vbc

Despite the growth in value-based payment arrangements from payers, health systems continue to pay physicians based on the volume of services they provide. A new study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum finds that volume-based compensation was the most common type of base pay for more than 80% of primary care physicians and for more…

Medicare, Medicaid innovation center lays out ambitious agenda for next decade

November 2, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, Affordable Care Act, CMMI, CMS, CMS Innovation Center, fee-for-service, Medicaid, Medicare, payment models

The federal agency responsible for developing new health care payment models wants every fee-for-service Medicare beneficiary to be getting care from a provider who’s part of an accountable care organization by 2030. That goal is laid out in a recent white paper from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), “Driving Health System Transformation—A Strategy for the CMS Innovation Center’s Second Decade.”…

BMA: Medicare Advantage Offers Lower Costs, Better Benefits Than FFS

October 21, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsfee-for-service, FFS, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans offer members additional benefits and require less spending from the federal government compared to fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, according to a report commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance’s Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage. The management consulting company Milliman conducted the report by analyzing FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage cost, enrollment, and benefit data from CMS…

ACOs: Proof of the power of medical culture

September 30, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACOs, capitated ACOs, fee-for-service, FFS, healthcare culture, medical culture

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been around for more than a decade—created with the idea that integrating care providers across settings (hospitals, primary care, specialty care, etc.) and aligning their financial incentives would lead to improved clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs. And indeed, some of the most effective and efficient healthcare organizations in the…

Small Providers Unlikely to Abandon Fee-for-Service Reimbursement

September 20, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsalternative payment models, APMs, fee-for-service, healthcare providers, Hospitals, value-based care, vbc

Fee-for-service reimbursement is still an integral part of the healthcare system as providers are scattered along a spectrum of payment models, Emily Sokol, director of research at Xtelligent Healthcare Media, explained on Healthcare Strategies. An Xtelligent Healthcare Media Insights report shed light on how pervasive fee-for-service reimbursement models are in today’s healthcare system. Over 200 providers responded to…

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