Catalyst for Payment Reform July 1, 2020
Alejandra Vargas-Johnson

U.S. employers are hungry for new approaches to managing health care cost and improving quality. The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage is nearing $20,000, and annual increases remain above the Consumer Price Index. And with that added cost, we are not seeing better care or outcomes.

If we were to start more often paying for health care services in a bundled fashion, we might be able to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care. A bundled payment is a single payment to health care providers or facilities (or jointly to both) for all services to treat a given condition or to provide a given treatment. Providers assume financial risk for the cost of services...

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Topics: Bundled Payments, Employer, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based
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