Becker's Healthcare March 29, 2017
While the ACA encouraged the transition toward value-based care, the value movement in healthcare is non-partisan, according to a URAC blog report.
Here are five key notes from the report:
1. Although there is a different administration in Washington and the Republican Congress focused making changes to healthcare, members on both sides of the aisle support value-based care. “Changes will likely be around the margins and underneath will be continued pursuit of care that’s delivered at lower cost at equal or better quality,” said Don Crane, president and CEO of an association representing physician organizations participating in capitated, coordinated care.
2. Hospitals and physicians are moving from fragmented to coordinated care, and that trend is...