The US health care system is in the midst of a fundamental shift, away from traditional “fee-
for-service” models that reward providers for the quantity of services provided to patients …

Getting the right health care is often daunting. If you have a chronic condition or undergo a
major operation, you have to deal with multiple providers and multiple bills. While health …

To help contain health care spending and improve the quality of care, practitioners and
policy makers are trying to move away from fee-for-service toward value-based payment …

HEALTH PROGRESS www. chausa. org MARCH-APRIL 2016 45 incentivizes collaborative
care and transparency—operational strategies that stem from a more comprehensive …

Although still a subject of debate, the fee-for-service health care payment system that
reimburses providers for individual services is widely indicted for promoting care that is …

Although the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payment is likely to unfold over
some time, health systems, employers, and payers are increasingly committed to value …

Although many commercial health plan payments now focus on value rather than volume,
the bulk of physician income is still derived from fee-for-service payments--or, for employed …

Act (ACA) has expanded health care coverage and made it affordable to many more
Americans, we have the opportunity to shape the way care is delivered and improve the …

Improving health equity in the US will require changing health care payment. But despite the
success of value-based payments in resetting expectations away from volume-based …

There is broad consensus that achieving a" value-based" healthcare system requires a shift
toward" value-based payment," but less agreement on what this entails beyond moving …