Medical Economics February 20, 2025
Key Takeaways
- CMS aims for full Medicare and most Medicaid participation in accountable care by 2030, but physician engagement is low.
- Financial, workforce, and documentation barriers hinder primary care participation in value-based models, with fee-for-service still prevalent.
- Practitioners support value-based care goals but face challenges in implementation, requiring prospective payments and reduced quality metric emphasis.
- Solutions include enhancing primary care incentives, training, and resource allocation to improve participation and care quality.
Physicians are excited about the concepts of value-based payment models. So why do so many doctors stick with fee-for-service care?
Value-based programs have a triple aim: better care for patients, better health for populations and lower cost of health care, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare...