Healthcare Finance News

Providers, payers see direct contracting's capitation as an important move to value-based care

Over the past several years, the big trend in healthcare has been to inch away from fee-for-service reimbursement and toward value-based care, in which a provider's reimbursement is tied more to ...
MarketWatch

Are Employers Bypassing Traditional Insurance? Nationwide Survey Finds 75% of Large Employers Engaged in Direct Provider Arrangements

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report from Brighton Health Plan Solutions, LLC, an overwhelming 75% of employers surveyed are engaged in direct contracts as part of their ...
Health Affairs

Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Part 2: Building On The ACO Model

Given an Orwellian title, Direct Contracting, launched by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), was anything but direct. “Indirect Contracting” would have been a far more accurate name, ...
The Repository

Direct service provider shortage: Stark officials hope incentives will attract workers

Carla Hewitt knew it was her calling to work in disability care. After more than 30 years in the field, she stays out of pure love. "I had a family member with a (developmental disability), and it ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Are Employers Bypassing Traditional Insurance? Nationwide Survey Finds 75% of Large Employers Engaged in Direct Provider Arrangements

Report highlights key criteria for successful direct contracts and emerging opportunities for providers. It's a significant and surprising shift in how companies manage healthcare and signals an ...