MedPage Today September 29, 2022
— Without an extra incentive, provider groups won’t be able to change their practices, experts say
WASHINGTON — Congress must extend Medicare’s payment bonus to doctors participating in alternative payment models (APMs) to incentivize them to continue, doctors and health policy experts said Thursday at a Capitol Hill briefing.
“It’s not like you can go from fee-for-service today and then jump into an APM tomorrow,” said Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, vice president of health equity at Aledade, a company that helps medical groups set up accountable care organizations (ACOs), which are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who come together to give coordinated high-quality care to their Medicare patients. “There is a level of investment in infrastructure that...
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