Fierce Health Payers October 24, 2019
Slightly more healthcare payments flowed through high financial risk advanced payment models (APMs) in 2018 compared to 2017, as payers are showing growing enthusiasm for such models, a new report said.
A survey released by the public-private partnership Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) showed that nearly 36% of total U.S. healthcare payments in 2018 went to APMs that required some type of financial accountability from providers, a slight increase from 2017. The survey features payers in traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans.
“This progress is part of a continuing, big-picture trend in health care payment reform since the LAN was established in 2015,” the group said in a release. “Four years ago, one...