The move to value accelerates in 2021, spurred by lack of fee-for-service payments during pandemic
CMMI is expected to release fewer, but bigger payment models and more that are mandatory.
, Managing Editor
One of the surprising outcomes of COVID-19 this past year is how it has helped move healthcare delivery towards value-based care. That is expected to continue and increase in 2021.
During uncertainty, instead of moving back to the security of the old fee-for-service model, providers saw the benefit of moving down the path to value.
As more than one expert has said, if you were counting on fee-for-service to get paid during the pandemic, you weren't getting paid. If you had a value-based arrangement, you were still getting paid.