Healthcare DIVE October 26, 2016
Dive Brief:
- HHS released a fact sheet Tuesday detailing progress in its efforts toward delivery system reform, which include finding better ways to pay providers, deliver care, and share information.
- The sheet states 72 health plans and states voluntarily reporting on the same APM goal reached 23% in their 2015 healthcare spending, according to the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN).
- It also reiterates the administration’s goal of having 30% of Medicare payments flow through Alternative Payment Models (APMs) by the end of 2016 was met 11 months ahead of schedule.
Dive Insight:
The government has been hard at work pushing for participation in APMs. CMS announced Tuesday new opportunities for participation in advanced APMs, which...