HealthLeaders Media January 17, 2017
Providers and payers should prepare for more value-based payment models and significant changes in insurance coverage, a forward-looking report says.
With the healthcare industry facing an epic level of uncertainty after the 2016 election, bracing for change is the surest course for healthcare providers and payers to follow this year, according to an Avalere Health report released Thursday.
The new political reality in the nation’s capital loomed large during a conference call unveiling the report, titled “2017 Healthcare Industry Outlook: Navigate the Landscape.”
Elizabeth Carpenter, senior vice president of Avalere’s policy practice, said the Washington, DC-based healthcare consultancy has been focusing on “a couple of key themes that we really expect to carry through the healthcare policy landscape in the...