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  "In 2014, there were as many as 72 instances of low-value care per 100 beneficiaries."

Excerpted from: VBP News, Volume 3 Issue 13, July First Edition 2018, Washington Watch: "Emphasizing Value: MedPAC Looks at Quality, CMS to Change Home Care Payment."
 
 
What's News
 
Healthcare Execs Like Value-Based Contracts More Than They Used To
HealthLeaders Media, July 9, 2018
 
NY-Presbyterian physician: Value-based care could leave poor patients behind
Becker's Hospital Review, July 2, 2018
 
Value-Based Transformation Needed in Post-Acute Care as Population Ages
AJMC, June 29, 2018
 
Report: Healthcare Organizations are Seeing Improved Profits from VB Care
HIT Consultant, June 29, 2018
 
Highmark saves $260 million in healthcare costs through PCP VB Program
Healthcare Finance, June 28, 2018
 
More than half of healthcare orgs are ready for VB financial changes
Healthcare Finance, June 27, 2018
 
AMGA endorses 14 value measures to reduce quality reporting burden
Becker's Hospital Review, June 26, 2018
 
MedPAC: Value-Based Payment, Post-Acute Care Boost Medicare Savings
HealthPayer Intelligence, June 25, 2018
 
Study: Penetration of VBP Models Not Sufficient to Realize Potential Cost Savings
HFMA Press Release, June 25, 2018
 
Payers moving to value-based care faster than expected
Healthcare Dive, June 18, 2018
 
How Small Health Centers Can Succeed With Value-Based Payments
RevCycle Intelligence, June 13, 2018
 
An Early Look at Vermont’s Value-Based, Multi-Payer “Next Gen” Model
National Academy for State Health Pollicy, June 12, 2018
 
Insights
  Strategic goals: Now comes the hard part.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News, July 9, 2018
 
     
  How to Achieve Physician Alignment Through Value-Based Strategies
HealthLeaders Media, July 5, 2018
 
     
  Medicare's revamp of home health payments could be 'most significant change'
The Advisory Board, July 5, 2018
 
     
  Value-based healthcare: matching who benefits with who pays
Pharma Times, July 3, 2018
 
     
  The shift to value-based care could make health disparities even worse
The Advisory Board, June 28, 2018
 
     
  Encouraging Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care through VBP
Center for Healthcare Strategies, Inc. blog, June 11, 2018
 
     
This Month in VBP News
 
  • Washington Watch: Emphasizing Value: MedPAC Looks at Quality, CMS to Change Home Care Payment; CMS Emphasizes Payment Changes Based on Patient Factors
  • Industry News with briefs regarding: National Alliance Healthcare; Remedy Partners
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