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Value-based care agreement saved 10% on cancer care, BCBS Minnesota says
Becker's Payer Issues, December 16, 2022
  Investing in the new era of value-based care
Mckinsey & Company, December 16, 2022
   
  Value-based payment system shortchanges PCPs, says study
Fierce Healthcare, December 13, 2022
   
  Variability in Medicare direct contracting savings illustrates pitfalls of VBC
Healthcare Dive, December 12, 2022
   
  Lessons From State Medicaid Agency Efforts on Population-Based Payments
Healthcare Innovation, December 7, 2022
   
  Value-Based Payment Models May Help Curb High Healthcare Spending
RevCycle Intelligence, December 5, 2022
   
  Preparing for Risk-Based Contracting and Value-based Healthcare
KaufmanHall, December 1, 2022
   
  The Importance Of Creating Value-Based Equitable Care
Forbes, November 30, 2022
   
  KLAS: State of Value-Based Care Reimbursement in 2022 Trends
HIT Consultant, November 30, 2022
   
HealthSprocket List
 
5 Services Least Likely to Obtain Reimbursement in Comprehensive Cancer Care

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those that address practical and family/childcare needs: 0.7% obtained reimbursement
2. caregiver support: 1.5% obtained reimbursement
3. advanced care directives: 1.7% obtained reimbursement
4. spiritual services: 1.8% obtained reimbursement
5. navigation: 2.7% obtained reimbursement

Notes: From an article entitled, "Resource and Reimbursement Barriers to Comprehensive Cancer Care Delivery: An Analysis of Association of Community Cancer Centers Survey Data." 204 member programs responded to a survey in which 27 supportive oncology services were assessed for availability, reasons not offered, and coverage/reimbursement.

Source: JCO Oncology Practice, December 15, 2022.
     
 
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What's News
 
BCBS of Massachusetts Signs VBP Contracts Incorporating Equity Measures
BCBS of Massachusetts via PR Newswire, December 15, 2022
 
New Senate Bill Extends Value-Based Care Incentives
NAACOS news release, December 14, 2022
Assoc. Bet. Individual Primary Care Physician MIPS Score & Patient Outcomes
JAMA, December 6, 2022
 
The 2022 Nat'l Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report: We Still Have Much to Do
AHRQ, November 22, 2022
 
 
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