Summary: Paying For Care
An interesting aspect of the entire environment regarding how providers are compensated is provided by the RAND Corporation. The article highlights the transformation and the models that have been structured within the health care industry, the article is appropriately titled: Paying for Care: In Depth.
I will offer two key observations: “In 2016, 85% of Medicare fee-for-service payments will be tied to quality or value through programs such as the Hospital Value Based Purchasing and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Programs; the target increases to 90% by 2018. In 2016, 30% of Medicare payments will be tied to quality or value through alternative payments models such as ACOs or bundled payment arrangements. That goal increases to 50% by
I will offer two key observations: “In 2016, 85% of Medicare fee-for-service payments will be tied to quality or value through programs such as the Hospital Value Based Purchasing and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Programs; the target increases to 90% by 2018. In 2016, 30% of Medicare payments will be tied to quality or value through alternative payments models such as ACOs or bundled payment arrangements. That goal increases to 50% by