Healthcare Innovation August 16, 2022
Two physician healthcare policy leaders examine some of the problems built into current value-based payment systems, with regard to health equity—and make pragmatic suggestions for improvement
Two physician healthcare policy leaders are offering an examination of the value-based delivery and payment movement in healthcare from a health equity perspective, and have concluded that, while healthcare reimbursement reform can provide one element in moving the needle on health equity, it alone cannot provide a vehicle that will transform the U.S. healthcare system towards becoming more equitable. In their critique, they take direct aim at some of the benchmarks and other elements built into accountable care organization (ACO) alternative payment model (APM) contracts, and make very pragmatic suggestions as to how to...