Value-based payment: An introduction to a study

Author(s):

Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

Value-based payment models focus on improving patient outcomes by changing primary care payment structures.
The 2024 study investigates why primary care practitioners are reluctant to adopt value-based payment models.
Identifying barriers and proposing solutions are key to encouraging practitioner participation in value-based care.
Successful implementation of value-based care is essential for enhancing healthcare quality and efficiency.

A physician researcher discusses why primary care physicians do not participate in value-based payment models.

The goal of value-based payment models is to improve patient outcomes while changing how primary care is paid for. Ann S. O’Malley, MD, MPH, of Mathematica, is co-author of the 2024 study, “Why Primary Care Practitioners Aren’t Joining Value-Based Payment Models: Reasons and Potential Solutions.” Here she introduces the study and what she and fellow researchers wanted to learn.

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