Home Health Care News December 20, 2022
Data examinations are beginning to shed greater insight on just how much better value-based payment models are for quality of care.
When comparing two-sided risk models in Medicare Advantage (MA) versus fee-for-service Medicare programs, the former performed better in all eight quality-of-care metrics. That is at least according to a new study published this month in JAMA.
The metrics examined included odds of inpatient admission; inpatient admission through the emergency department (ED); ED visits; avoidable ED visits; 30-day readmission; admission for stroke or myocardial infarction; and hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma exacerbation.
The study was led by authors affiliated with UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. The starkest...
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