Payment Models

CMS could make changes in 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.

AAFP, ACP respond with optimism and some critiques in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Key regulatory changes that could affect physician pay next year.

A new policy paper from the American College of Physicians lays out eight recommendations to modernize risk adjustment, reduce administrative waste and better serve high-risk patients.

New payment model looks to improve patient care by reducing unnecessary treatments.

A discussion with Plante Moran’s Tammy Schaeffer about why value-based care hasn’t been adopted more quickly

Innovative payment models — like pay-first and direct primary care — enhance financial stability and patient engagement for independent practices.

Physicians in supported, full-risk VBC models saw more new Traditional Medicare patients and kept panels open longer.

CMS Innovation Center leader outlines strategy for Making America Healthy Again.

Discover how effective teamwork in health care enhances patient outcomes, optimizes care management and boosts staff satisfaction in value-based care settings.

Aledade and ACOs press CMS to fix benchmarking error that could slash shared savings

Survey finds small practices deliver high satisfaction and deeper patient relationships.

AAFP board chair details potential effects in critique of federal spending plan.

How do hospice services for end of life align with value-based care? Here’s what primary care physicians should know.

A new study in JAMA Health Forum finds women primary care physicians earn more under value-based models — while delivering better outcomes and fewer hospital visits.

Joshua M. Liao, MD, offers advice for practices trying to keep patients engaged and connected in a fragmented care environment.

Joshua M. Liao, MD, discusses the importance of patient attribution in value-based payment models — and how small practices can get it right.

Former Medicare innovation chief forecasts the future of payment for focusing on the patient.

Medicare data shows a shift toward larger, multispecialty and hospital-affiliated practices.

New National Academy of Medicine report examines Medicare reimbursement, the RUC, and the process of determining values of medical care and services.

Relative Value Scale Update Committee responds to analysis from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

NAACOS urges Trump Administration to ensure ACOs and value-based care are part of health policy going forward.

Brian Outland, PhD, discusses what 2025's health care shifts mean for physicians at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

Brian Outland, PhD, discusses what practices should be doing now with the future of value-based programs up in the air.

Brian Outland, PhD, expalins how Medicaid cuts threaten community-based primary care.