Medical Economics June 30, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Transitioning to value-based care is hindered by entrenched fee-for-service systems and financial complexities, especially for smaller practices.
- Successful adoption requires investment in infrastructure, analytics, and education, particularly in hierarchical condition coding.
- Misconceptions about reimbursement and administrative burdens persist, but value-based care aligns with physicians’ patient-centered goals.
- Collaboration with payers and health systems, along with comprehensive staff involvement, is crucial for successful implementation.
A discussion with Plante Moran’s Tammy Schaeffer about why value-based care hasn’t been adopted more quickly
A decade ago, the federal government launched its large-scale Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in an attempt to move more physicians into value-based care to rein in exploding costs and improve care.
In July, Medical Economics...







