MedPage Today January 26, 2024
David Nash

— One Chicago health plan has come up with a unique program for doctors just starting out

The value-based care (VBC) model was conceived in the early 2000s in response to the spiraling healthcare costs and suboptimal health outcomes. Now sponsored by both commercial and government insurers, VBC models tie the dollars healthcare providers earn for their services to the results they deliver for their patients (i.e., quality, equity, and affordable care), thereby “holding providers more accountable for improving patient outcomes while also giving them greater flexibility to deliver the right care at the right time”.

Oak Street Health (OSH), a national network of more than 1,750 primary care centers for adult Medicare beneficiaries, has been at the forefront of...

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Topics: Insurance, Medicare, Payer, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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