CMS Innovation Center Strategic Refresh Emphasizes Value-based Payment Models and Health Equity

November 11, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAffordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, CMS, CMS Innovation Center, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare, payment models, Putting All Patients at the Center of Care, SDOH, strategic refresh, value-based, value-based care, value-based payment models, vbc

Recently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) introduced their strategic refresh “Putting All Patients at the Center of Care” to support broader, more equitable, and outcome-based healthcare delivery transformation while streamlining current and future payment models. Since its inception in 2010 as a part of the Affordable Care Act, CMS has launched over 50 innovation/pilot…

Value-Based Payment Models May Help Hospitals Prepare for Surges

October 7, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, hospital surges, Hospitals, pandemic, payment models, value-based care, value-based payment, value-based payment models, vbc

Hospitals and health systems can implement value-based payment models to ensure preparedness for seasonal and pandemic capacity surges, according to industry experts. Hospitals experienced increased demand for tangible resources and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand health systems typically only face during peak flu season. Unlike organizations in other industries, hospitals and health systems tend to lose…

Value-Based Medicare Advantage Payment Plans ‘Only Going to Increase’

September 7, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsMedicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage payment plans, nursing home industry, nursing homes, value-based care, value-based payment models, vbc, VBP

There’s a strong possibility that Medicare will move to mandate value-based payment models (VBP) for the nursing home industry in the years to come, according to industry executives. Dr. René Lerer and Brian Cloch, CEOs for Longevity Health Plan and Transitional Care Management, respectively, spoke at a panel on the future of VBP models during…

New ACO Playbook: Three Ultimate ACO Strategies To Keep Physician Practices Onboard

August 19, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACOs, consolidation, Medicare, PCPs, physician participation, physician practice, physicians, Primary Care, value-based care, value-based payment, value-based payment models, vbc

ACOs have zealously protected their favored status under Medicare Value-Based payment models, ensuring enough time for organizations to feel comfortable with financial risk and make investments in infrastructure. But if your own ACO is losing physicians to new equity-financed networks or to hospitals consolidating practices, more time does not help you. Primary care physicians are…

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