Health Payer Intelligence December 21, 2017
Provider advocates are calling on CMS to help increase opportunities to participate in value-based payment models.
The American Academy of Physicians, Aledade, the Texas Medical Association, Iora Health, and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) are among provider advocates urging CMS to create more opportunities for providers interested in value-based payment models with higher financial risk.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, the organizations argued that physicians are excellently positioned to excel in payment models that financially reward, and penalize, healthcare providers based on performance.
“Physicians — especially independent physician practices — are the linchpin of our nation’s health care system,” the letter stated. “They have repeatedly demonstrated their superior ability to generate positive results in value-based care...
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