America’s primary care chassis is crumbling, and how Medicare pays physicians is partially to blame. Expanding value-based ...

On Jan. 1, CMS will begin implementation of a new alternative payment system for select hospitals. The Transforming Episode Accountability Model will hold participating hospitals responsible for the ...

Boston-based Partners Healthcare, anchored by renowned academic medical centers Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's, collects about $6 billion in cash a year and processes millions ...

The shift towards value-based care in senior living is continuing in 2025, driven by rising resident acuity, tight margins ...

The traditional fee-for-service (FFS) healthcare model isn’t well-suited to meet the complex needs of patients with chronic illnesses including chronic kidney disease (CKD). As costs spiral and ...

Transitioning from fee for service into value-based care has big challenges for health systems. But it doesn’t have to become a monumental change. John Herman, CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster Health, ...

Value-based care has been slowly gaining traction in the U.S. Some Rhode Island providers are trying to transition their practices away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care The key ...

Providers across the long-term care continuum have found major reasons to be concerned with the proposed 2026 physician fee schedule.

Healthcare groups are pushing back on CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for next year, raising concerns over payment cuts, administrative burdens and mandatory participation in a new value-based ...

The healthcare landscape is shifting — fast. As the industry moves away from fee for-service and toward value-based care, practice groups must rethink how they deliver and get paid for care. But ...

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is a big deal. The fee schedule determines what services are covered for what price. When setting the fee schedule, policymakers seek to balance a number of goals ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...