Payment Reform

Community Health Centers: The Role of Payment Reform

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Lessons From Eight States with Medical Home Programs

December 2, 2011 - This Commonwealth Fund report profiles eight states that are at different stages in the development and implementation of a medical home program and have relied on different strategies to encourage primary care providers to adopt the model, including developing state medical home qualification standards instead of adopting national standards.

Health Care Experts: Continue Implementing the Health Reform Law

November 14, 2011 - Nearly nine of 10 leaders in health and health care policy say it is important for federal and state policymakers to continue efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest and final Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey.

Events  

The Innovation Center Webinar: Testing Reforms with Rigor and Speed

November 30, 2011 - This webinar looked at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s priorities, explored how it can best conduct rigorous, rapid-cycle evaluation, and examined the role of health care providers in identifying and rolling out innovations. Presentations and link to a recording are now available. The event was cosponsored by The Commonwealth Fund and AcademyHealth.

 

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Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Views on Health Reform and the Role of States

Views on Delivery System Innovation and Improvement

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What Health Reform Means for Safety Net Providers

by Sandy Hausman | 1/19/2012
 

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The Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative: Achieving High-Value Care with a Single Payment

January 7, 2012 - The Commonwealth Fund's Mark Zezza, Stuart Guterman, and Jennie Smith review the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative,a three-year project beginning in 2012, that will allow physicians, hospitals, and post–acute care providers to receive bundled payments as a way of supporting the delivery of efficient and high-value care.