Assessing Value-Based Payment's Impact on the Total Costs of Care

This longitudinal, retrospective study has four aims:
1. Identify market factors that correlate with a more rapid transition to VBP.
2. Determine the impact of VBP models on the total cost of care within the markets.
3. Better understand how different types of health care organizations employing VBP are responding to market factors.
4. Determine whether similar factors in different markets shape similar organizational responses in developing the competencies necessary to engage in VBP.

The project team will perform multivariate analysis of market behavior nationwide between 2012 and 2014, using Leavitt Partners tracking data, the Leavitt Partners Market Analytics Platform, and aggregated multipayer claims data. This quantitative study will be supplemented with interviews with leaders from payer and provider organizations in nine markets, adding depth and perspective to relevant market changes. The project will be staged for confirmation of data integration.

Findings will inform public and private payers and health systems about VBP’s impact and the organizational and market factors that help determine the effectiveness of VBP in lowering the total costs of care. Leavitt will help disseminate findings through its research partners’ distribution channels and through national media outreach, conference presentations, and participation in industry roundtables.