Nearly 60% of Medicare revenues will be from risk-based contracts by 2019: 5 survey findings

Becker's Healthcare December 13, 2017
Kelly Gooch

Medical groups project a continued shift toward risk-based contracts in the coming years and increased Medicare revenues from these products, according to an annual AMGA survey.

It is the third consecutive year AMGA has asked members questions regarding the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care payment models. The most recent survey took place between June and August 2017. Seventy-four respondents from AMGA member groups completed the entire survey, although 80 respondents began the survey. Respondents primarily included AMGA members from multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems.

Here are five findings.

1. Medicare fee-for-service payments and commercial fee-for-service payments are expected to drop 17 percent and 11 percent, respectively, by 2019. But AMGA notes these expected decreases are lower than...

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