Avalere: Value-based care movement will overcome speed bumps this year

Healthcare DIVE January 8, 2018
Les Masterson

Dive Brief:

In its “2018 Healthcare Industry Outlook,” Avalere predicted a year full of changes to the healthcare system, including a continued move to value-based care, possible attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mergers and consolidations and technological changes.
Avalere said data reliability and accessibility, including capturing information and creating algorithms, will drive outcomes-based contracting, innovative network design and a transition toward alternative payments models (APMs).
Medicare Advantage (MA) will remain popular with payers, but the end of the individual mandate penalty may cause some insurers to leave the exchanges.

Dive Insight:

Avalere said the transition to APMs remains steady despite Medicare bundled payment changes and cancellations. Nearly 50% of the largest commercial plans’ medical spend...

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