Healthcare Innovation June 11, 2020
On paper, the combination is an ideal alignment mechanism, but University of Vermont researchers will study if it actually works as intended
The State of Vermont is engaged in an ambitious long-term plan to combine a global all-payer reimbursement model with community health teams responsible for coordinating care between the medical, social services and public health sectors. A research team from the University of Vermont has set out to study the impact of this combination on system alignment, health outcomes and equity, and healthcare financing.
“On paper, the combination of these community health teams with global payment mechanisms is sort of an ideal alignment mechanism,” said Adam Atherly, Ph.D., director of the Health Services Research Center and professor of medicine...