HealthIT Answers November 11, 2021
By John Fryer, SVP and Head of Market and Rick Goddard, Sr. Director, Market Strategy, Lumeris
Recently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) introduced their strategic refresh “Putting All Patients at the Center of Care” to support broader, more equitable, and outcome-based healthcare delivery transformation while streamlining current and future payment models.
Since its inception in 2010 as a part of the Affordable Care Act, CMS has launched over 50 innovation/pilot models all with the intent to transition care delivery providers toward value-based care. To date, only 6 of 50 models yielded statistically significant savings for Medicare and taxpayers. Further, of the six, only four met the requirements defined by CMMI for an extension in duration and scope...