Medical Economics September 15, 2023
From Congress to employers: shifting the primary care paradigm through efficient payment models to embrace innovative solutions, improve access, and transform health care delivery.
U.S. health care spending reached $4.3 trillion in 2021 and accounted for 18.3% of our nation’s gross domestic product. The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust fund will be partially depleted and able to pay only 89% of benefits in 2031. These skyrocketing costs are a key area of concern in Congress, at government agencies, and in boardrooms and C-suites, which are all trying to figure out the solution to reign in health care spending. One possibility that has bubbled up is further investment in enhanced primary care as a way to shift from a fee-for-service system toward...