HealthIT Answers January 5, 2026
The CMS target year for value-based care is 2030, with a goal for 100% of Traditional Medicare beneficiaries and the majority of Medicaid beneficiaries to be in an accountable care relationship, focusing on quality outcomes and cost efficiency over service volume. 2025 reports and surveys showed a clear turning point for value-based care as model programs to actual scalable strategies.With only 4 years to go, can we keep up the positive projection in 2026?
We asked our experts that very question. Here is what they had to say. And check out all our prediction posts looking to 2026.
David Bates, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder, Linus Health
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Digital transformation will accelerate progress toward value-based care by making prevention more...







