Fierce Healthcare April 29, 2022
The recent scuffle over the Direct Contracting model should push providers and regulators to do a better job of showcasing the importance of value-based care, a top Biden administration official said.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Liz Fowler spoke during the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations’ spring meeting in Baltimore on the agency’s strategy for improving participation among providers in value-based care. CMMI has set a goal of having every Medicare beneficiary in a value-based care relationship by 2030.
Fowler said that the center has done focus groups on patients’ thoughts on value-based care.
“The language we are using is really not resonating,” she said. “They don’t know [what] the term accountable care...