As part of the transition to value-based care, Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have developed a number of strategies to reduce Medicare spending and improve quality of care. This report describes the strategies that selected ACOs have found successful in reducing spending and improving quality of care. These strategies involve working to…
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar said that moving to a value-based healthcare system is a top priority for the Trump administration, speaking Thursday at the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative annual conference here. Azar also stressed that to achieve this transformation requires “real experimentation” using mandatory payment models. “I want you all…
Earlier this week, CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Administrator Seema Verma remarked that “upside-only” ACOs (accountable care organizations) that do not take on downside risk have not generated enough results to date. Now, Healthcare Informatics has learned that a CMS rule is forthcoming that could shorten the duration ACOs can stay in…
ALEX AZAR LAYS OUT VALUE-BASED CARE AGENDA — The HHS secretary’s four stated priorities, presented at a Federation of American Hospitals conference, generally mirror what the Obama administration pushed in its final years in office, POLITICO’s David Pittman reports. The methods for achieving those goals, of course, will likely look different. — Azar priority #1: Allow…
HHS Secretary Alex Azar outlined four priorities for the agency this week, and accelerating the path to value-based payment systems and reducing healthcare costs are at the top of his list. In remarks given to the Federation of American Hospitals on Monday, Azar delivered a blunt message. “Today’s healthcare system is simply not delivering outcomes…