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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Affordable Care Act (2010): The ACA introduced the concept of value-based care, emphasizing quality and patient outcomes over quantity of services. MACRA (2015): The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) introduced the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

I would add that the enactment (and some would say the design) of the ACA itself spurred payer consolidation. This type of payment system shifts the ROI of digital technology from one based on revenue generation to cost savings. In fact arguments for consolidation are based on the promise of improved cheaper care.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

We also need to be thinking about the payment methodologies we use for different health care providers. It’s another vision of delivery system and payment system reinvention. We are certainly in need of reinvention, as US life expectancy continues to fall and healthcare costs continue to rise.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

We also need to be thinking about the payment methodologies we use for different health care providers. It’s another vision of delivery system and payment system reinvention. We are certainly in need of reinvention, as US life expectancy continues to fall and healthcare costs continue to rise.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

We also need to be thinking about the payment methodologies we use for different health care providers. It’s another vision of delivery system and payment system reinvention. We are certainly in need of reinvention, as US life expectancy continues to fall and healthcare costs continue to rise.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

We also need to be thinking about the payment methodologies we use for different health care providers. It’s another vision of delivery system and payment system reinvention. We are certainly in need of reinvention, as US life expectancy continues to fall and healthcare costs continue to rise.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

We also need to be thinking about the payment methodologies we use for different health care providers. It’s another vision of delivery system and payment system reinvention. We are certainly in need of reinvention, as US life expectancy continues to fall and healthcare costs continue to rise.