Payment Models

Insurance hassles still rank high, but more respondents pointed to outcome measures and documentation tied to value-based care in Twofold Health’s latest clinician survey.

How the right financing partner can boost operational efficiency, strengthen resilience and improve the patient experience.

The burden to justify value is being shifted from the insurer to the provider.

Commission staff present chair’s draft recommendation for a 0.5-point boost above current law as survey data show Medicare outperforms commercial coverage on access and wait times.

Many private medical practices across the country are facing increasing challenges as a result of many factors, most notably lower reimbursement and higher overall practice expenses, which together result in lower physician take-home compensation. Is it time to look at new options?

Money for doctors, quick turnaround, policy changes — and even excitement?

Top CMS policymakers outline benefits to primary care for Medicare spending next year.

A decade of federal initiatives strengthened care coordination, engagement and clinical quality in primary care, but fee-for-service incentives kept spending high.

Advocacy groups issue praise, some questions for next year’s physician payment rule.

Medical Economics and Physicians Practice hosted a roundtable on the future of independence practice.

Bain & Company finds hospitals accelerating investment in primary care and value-based care, even as labor shortages and patient skepticism over AI threaten progress.

The administrative burdens of running a practice, from HR to billing to compliance, aren't part of delivering care.

Jason Jobes of Norwood explains why meaningful physician engagement in value-based care starts with simple conversations, not dashboards or data dumps.

Jason Jobes of Norwood explains why meaningful physician engagement in value-based care starts with simple conversations, not dashboards or data dumps.

Jason Jobes of Norwood discusses how smaller physician groups can find success in value-based care — and why partnerships may be the key.

Compensation climbed to record levels in 2025, fueled by supply-demand imbalances and new expectations among younger physicians.

Jason Jobes of Norwood explains how practices can balance revenue maximization with compliance as regulators intensify audits and scrutiny over coding accuracy.

Jason Jobes of Norwood shares why mastering data interpretation is key to driving performance and reimbursement under VBC.

Jason Jobes of Norwood outlines why taking the right amount of financial risk — and investing in infrastructure — is essential for practices transitioning to VBC.

Jason Jobes of Norwood explains why the move toward value-based care is both necessary and challenging — and what physician practices can do to prepare.

MGMA Leaders Conference session underscores link between pay models, burnout and culture.

How to partner to drive better patient outcomes and control costs

A study of more than 3 million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries shows patients in value-based, senior-focused primary care organizations see their physicians more often and with greater continuity than those in fee-for-service settings.

A JAMA viewpoint argues new reimbursement policies may deliver long-sought revenue to primary care, though uptake, staffing and fee cuts elsewhere cloud the outlook.

Costs change based on site of care, and physicians’ hospital affiliation or independent practice, according to new research.