ACO Coalition Meeting Explores What’s Next for Medicare, Payment Reform, and the ACA
While problems with the healthcare Marketplace may be one of the next president's first controversies, the ongoing work to connect payment with performance will continue with bipartisan support, according to experts who appeared at the fall meeting of the
For all the bickering over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), keynote speaker
After years of pressing providers to squeeze waste from the system, McClellan and other speakers said there's a recognition that it's time to get consumers engaged. AJMC's co-editor-in-chief
As accountable care organizations, hospitals, and physicians are learning, the
AJMC co-editor-in-chief
"I wish this journey was easier than it is," said McClellan, who served as
Among meeting highlights:
- The final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), released last week, features key adjustments from the original proposal; 2017 will be a transition year in which quality will carry more weight in scores, which should help those physicians trying to adapt to value-based payment.
- A presentation and panel discussion by the
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers , which operates across theDelaware River inNew Jersey , shared how the technique of "hotspotting," which uses data to stratify patients by complexity rather than condition. This allows greater focus on those patients who are frequently in the emergency department and would continue to consume services without more help. Providers have financial incentives to offer more intense follow-up for these patients. - Moderator
Cliff Goodman , PhD, led the latest installment of Healthcare 2020 with Chernew, Fendrick, andEleanor M. Perfetto , PhD, MS, senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives at theNational Health Council . The three discussed the prospects for the next president andCongress to address problems on the exchanges in 2017, as well as the need to address the fallout of high deductible plans on consumer healthcare decisions.
About the Journals and AJMC.com
About the
As ACOs and other emerging delivery and payment models evolve and move away from traditional fee-for-service system models toward cost-effective and value-based care, the need to understand how these models will evolve is critical to building long-term strategic solutions. The mission of the
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/10/prweb13787496.htm
Advisor News
Annuity News
Health/Employee Benefits News
Life Insurance News