Catalyst for Payment Reform June 22, 2020
Health care is local, and so are laws impacting health care cost and quality.
If the health care system weren’t complicated enough, we also have 50 states, each with their own set of laws that govern the health care marketplace and impact the health care system’s likelihood of delivering high quality, affordable care. Just when you get excited to do something bold, like an employer contracting directly for health care services from an ACO, you might find out that local laws prohibit it. Before you go too far in your strategic planning, it’s a good idea to understand the legal environment.
In 2019, CPR and The Source on Healthcare Price and Competition at UC Hastings, with support from the Robert...