The Push For Value-Based Reimbursement From State Medicaid Plans
Like a glacier, the transition of service provider organization reimbursement to some form of value-based reimbursement (VBR) continues slowly, but changing everything in its path. A 2017 survey found that 40% of specialty provider organizations have some reimbursement from alternative payment models. In a recent keynote, Deborah Adler, Senior Vice President, Network Strategy of Optum Behavioral Health noted that while only 16% of their provider reimbursement is through alternative arrangements now, that number will be 50% in future years. And …