Value-based payment – A place where healthcare needs to go to keep premiums (costs) down
Now that we are entering the home stretch of the year, many health plans are turning their attention to reimbursement innovation, where many, if not most roads lead to value-based contracting. A recent McKinsey article indicated that premium reductions of 18% have been achieved using value networks, compared to standard, broad-based network products. McKinsey says that “…a provider’s level of ‘skin in the game’ is among the most important predictors of the impact of value-based payment.