By Emmy Ganos, Michael Parchman, and Brian Austin Much about the immediate future of health care is uncertain, but one trend is clear—the push to encourage value-based care is ongoing. Many payers and purchasers in the public and private sectors continue to emphasize the importance of pursuing value-based payment agendas, and at the Robert … Continue reading
Category Archives: Payment Innovation
10 Questions with Former FDA and CMS Chief Mark McClellan
Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Mark McClellan is currently a senior fellow and director of the Health Care Innovation and Value Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Earlier last year, Dr. McClellan was interviewed by our journal about his new role, … Continue reading
Congestive Heart Failure: A Case Study for Alternative Payment Models
By Meaghan George and Darshak Sanghavi As frontline decision-makers, clinicians can drive reforms to move the U.S. toward a higher value. As those who directly influence the delivery and quality of care, clinicians often have terrific ideas but may not know how to navigate the baffling landscape of health care payment reform—which is critical … Continue reading