“… Flying somewhat under the radar, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has ramped up efforts to move towards a more innovative way to reimburse health care providers, which has caused a flurry of behind-the-scenes lobbying from all sides of the health care industry.”
“For years, public and private health insurers have been moving away from the fee-for-service reimbursement system toward a payment mechanism that rewards quality of care over quantity of care. Medicare has been moving more slowly than large private insurers in this regard, but that is about to change with a slew of new and modified programs proposed at HHS. Not everyone is happy about it.”
“Some physicians have protested the move, claiming so-called value-based reimbursement methodologies are…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS moves forward with game-changing health care innovations – By Jason Altmire, March 26, 2019. The Hill.
