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Complimentary from the publishers of VBP News November 2020

"Efforts to improve the Stark Law’s regulatory framework will be undercut by the law’s strict liability regime, disproportionate penalty provisions, and vexing construct. We continue to believe there is a significant need for Congressional action."
-Anders Gilberg, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Medical Group Management Association.

55% of healthcare leaders plan to add new Advanced Practice Providers to their practice in 2021. 68% of those are considering adding nurse practitioners, and 58% anticipate adding physician assistants.

Source: Value Based Payment News, Volume 5 Issue 22, November Second Edition 2020, Surveys & Trends: "MGMA Data Report: Value-Based Programs Require More Advanced Practice Providers."

How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare

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PointRight via YouTube: This webinar covers the key components of a value-based payment (VBP) program, how the VBP framework applies to state Medicaid programs, and strategies to manage quality outcomes and track improvements in key VBP metrics. Presenter: Jennifer Gross, Senior Healthcare Specialist, PointRight.

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	Watson Health Perspectives: 6 considerations for value-based contracting for medications 1. How life sciences companies and payers will set the correct unit of value. 2. Clarity about who will bear the administrative burden of documenting patient outcomes. 3. Outcomes might unintentionally drive price increases. 4. Value-based contracts could impact off-label utilization. 5. How this information could affect quality indicators in the future. 6. Addressing other regulatory issues, such as Medicaid’s “best price” policy. Source: Watson Health Perspectives/IBM, November 6, 2020

Surveys & Trends: Report: ‘Most Consumers, Nearly All Payers Want More Healthcare to Move to Home;’ MGMA Data Report: Value-Based Programs Require More Advanced Practice Providers
Clinically Integrated Networks: CCGroup: ‘CINs Implementing Physician Tiering to Prepare for Downside-Risk Contracts’
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health: Paper Proposes ‘Conceptual, Analytic Framework’ for Gathering SBDH Data.
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