Fierce Health Payers November 9, 2021
Nearly 60% of health systems in a new survey plan to get into risk-based Medicare Advantage payment models next year, part of a growing trend of providers seeking to become “payviders” and have a greater role in risk management.
The details were part of a survey released Monday conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association, which represents hospital executives. The survey of more than 100 health system chief financial officers and other executives was conducted between July and August of this year.
It found that health systems are looking to diversify their risk-based payment strategies. For example, 52% of respondents plan to enter into commercial employer-based risk contracts, 49% into Medicare payment models, 36% into managed Medicaid and 33% into...