Health Affairs November 1, 2025
Abstract
Recent federal and state policies have been facilitating the participation of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in value-based payment programs to transform care delivery for underserved populations. However, evidence regarding FQHCs’ value-based payment revenue and its relationship with the quality of care is limited. Using administrative data from all FQHCs in the US, we assessed trends in the centers’ value-based payment and capitation revenue penetration during the period 2014–23 and examined the associations of quality outcomes with the receipt of these...







