Healthcare Finance News October 20, 2023
Susan Morse

Pushing the needle on value-based care will require buy-in from employers, says Susan Dentzer, president and CEO of APG.

Susan Dentzer, president and chief executive officer of America’s Physician Groups, keeps pushing the needle on value-based care.

APG represents over 360 medium-to-large physician groups that provide care to 90 million patients – about one in four Americans. The organization includes independent physician groups, as well as those affiliated with hospitals.

What unites them is that all of the physician groups represented by APG are held accountable for the cost and quality of care.

They also take care of about a third of Medicare Advantage enrollees in the country, Dentzer said. Medicare Advantage, being based on capitated payment rates, is one...

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