Costs and payments

The financial strengths of value-based care

The COVID-19 pandemic will forever be defined by intense struggle. That struggle, of course, runs the gamut of care delivery, from access to outcomes to satisfaction.

During the pandemic, value-based care helped keep doors open

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many shortcomings of the healthcare system, especially the financial strain of operating a practice with a fiscal reliance on certain quantities of patients being treated each day.

Proactive pharmacy outreach with VBC: Better medication adherence, lower costs

MA members affiliated with physicians in value-based agreements filled more prescriptions in 2020 than those with non-value-based prescribers, but they spent less for those medications thanks in large part to the inclusion of generic drugs.

Bundled payments offer a value-based approach for specialty physicians

Value-based payment programs increasingly lead to improved outcomes for patients and lower costs for the healthcare system.