The healthcare industry has been shifting from fee-for-service to value-based care and payment for decades now with not much to show for it as a whole. How can employers and other healthcare purchasers achieve value amid soaring costs and worsening disease burden?

Featuring: Shawn Gremminger, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

In today's episode, we will cover:

Why the current definition and implementation of value-based care in healthcare isn't working effectively, and a major rethinking is needed to create a truly value-driven system.

The core challenges employers face in achieving value-based care, especially around data access, price transparency and practical strategies.

Strategies for achieving higher quality, affordable care, such as narrow network design, increased pricing data access and direct contracting.

References:

Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network;s APM Measurement effort

What the Transparency in Coverage rule means for healthcare price transparency

How to accelerate value-based care despite looming healthcare crisis

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