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  Complimentary from the publishers of VBP News                                November 2021  
     
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  "Value-based providers had invested in the right infrastructure before COVID-19, allowing them to be more flexible and in a better position to leverage technology, drive more care to the home and be more sensitive to the emerging needs of their patients and communities. As we continue to navigate the uncertainties brought on by COVID-19, one thing is clear – the pandemic reaffirmed the imperative for value-based care."
- William Shrank, MD, MPHS, Chief Medical Officer, Humana
 

 
Factoid
  The fourth Annual Medicaid Health Plan Survey from the Institute for Medicaid Innovation found 95% of all Medicaid health plan respondents offered targeted programs to address the health of children and adolescents in 2020. Specific programs included:
• Asthma (84%)
• Behavioral health screening and treatment (68%)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) (68%)
• Depression/anxiety (63%)
• Children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) (74%).

Source: "Medicaid Access & Care in 2020: Results from the Institute for Medicaid Innovation’s 2021 Annual Medicaid Health Plan Survey," Institute for Medicaid Innovation, November 2021.

 
 
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Avalere: 5 Top Therapeutic Areas Utilizing Outcomes-Based Contracts in 2021

1.
Cardiovascular: 79%
2. Endocrine: 68%
3. Respiratory: 54%
4. Immune/Inflammatory Diseases: 41%
5. Infectious Disease: 31%.

Notes: From an article entitled, "Avalere Survey: Over Half of Health Plans Use Outcomes-Based Contracts." Respondents who indicated they were currently using Outcomes-Based Contracts in September 2021 were asked to identify in which therapeutic areas they were utilizing these contracts.

Source: Avalere, November 4, 2021
     
 
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Insights
  Study Finds Improvements are Needed for Value-based Pharmacy Contracts
Managed Healthcare Executive, November 16, 2021
 
     
  CMS to apply ‘extreme & uncontrollable circumstances’ policy to some MIPS
Getting Paid blog/AAPF, November 10, 2021
 
     
  Applying Value Chain Thinking to Social Drivers of Health: A Framework
NEJM Catalyst, November 10, 2021
 
     
  Data Infrastructure Bolsters Providence’s Value-Based Care Arrangements
Healthcare Innovation, November 5, 2021
 
     
  How Did Medicare Payment Reform Affect Highly Concentrated Dialysis Markets?
JAMA Health Forum, November 5, 2021
 
     
  Home health gets pay boost in rule stressing value over volume
Healthcare Finance, November 3, 2021
 
     
  The Role of Provider-Sponsored Health Plans in Value-Based Care
HealthcareExec Intelligence, November 1, 2021
 
     
  Top Clinical Quality Measures Impacted by Patient Engagement
Patient Engagement HIT, November 1, 2021
 
     
  Shared savings: The primary care physician's entry point to value-based care
Medical Economics, October 28, 2021
 
     
  “Hugely Disruptive” VBP Models Shaping Future of Hospice, Serious Illness Care
Hospice News, October 27, 2021
 
     
What's News
 
Assoc. of Rural & Critical Access Hospital Status with Outcomes After ED Visits
JAMA Network Open, November 19, 2021
 
New Report Finds VB Care Agreements Benefited Humana MA Members
Business Wire, November 16, 2021
 
Avalere Survey: Over Half of Health Plans Use Outcomes-Based Contracts
Avalere, November 4, 2021
 
Improving the evidence base for performance-based pharmacy payment models
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, November 1, 2021
 
Medicaid Access & Care in 2020: Results from Institute for Medicaid Innovation
Institute for Medicaid Innovation, November 2021
 
 
This Month in VBP News
 
 

In this month's first issue:

  • Can The Pandemic Accelerate The Adoption Of Value-Based Healthcare In Developing Nations? by Joel Schamroth and David Walcott
  • Key Metrics to Gauge Quality of Value Based Care by ChenMed Staff
  • CMS Innovation Center 2021 Strategy Refresh

In this month's second issue:

  • Capitation in Commercial Lines of Business By Brian A. Sweatman and Louisa Bonds, Milliman
  • CMS Home Health and Radiation Oncology Payment Model Final Rules Posted
  • 56% of Plans Use Outcomes-Based Rx Contracts

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