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June 2025 Brianna Van Stekelenburg, Rebecca G. Whitaker, Samantha Repka, Emily Proehl, Catie Armstrong, Aparna Higgins, Elizabeth Kasper, Leonard A. Croom, Janelle White, Hilary Campbell, Robert S. Saunders,
Many health providers are interested in making the shift to value-based payment (VBP), as these models can give greater flexibility in providing whole-person care, but administrative burden, variation in payer contracts, and a rapidly changing policy environment can impede their participation and success in these models. Streamlining the administration of payment models and adding supports like data sharing across payers and providers can make it easier for organizations by enabling more flexibility in care delivery, timely access to actionable information, and increased support for the health care workforce. More
May 2025 Hope Glassberg, Henry Chung, Jordanna Davis, Adam J. Falcone, Alison Gold,
This report offers community health centers, their partners, policymakers, and others a place to start in addressing challenges to implementing value-based payment models, particularly as the safety net faces potential cuts in federal funding for Medicaid. More
Event
February 2025 Mary Louise Gilburg,
As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases and more people report not being able to see a clinician who knows them, the third… More
Blog Post
December 2024 Adriana Cadena,
State Medicaid agencies may soon face significant state and federal budget cuts and policy changes. As the policy and fiscal environment changes, the… More
December 2024 Christopher F. Koller,
Saying “no” is hard. It makes others unhappy, so people avoid it when they can — whether they are telling kids or constituents they can’t get… More
September 2024 Aditya Mahalingam-Dhingra, Vikki Wachino, Kim Prendergast,
The authors offer guidelines on designing successful value-based payment contracts for FQHCs and recommend action steps for CMS, state Medicaid agencies, and FQHCs that will enable more of these safety-net providers to participate in value-based care — and realize savings as well as improved quality for patients. More
February 2024
Primary care is the foundation of the US health care system. Yet more and more people report not having a regular place for care. In the second… More
News Article
June 2023 Mary Louise Gilburg,
In this Q&A, Kushal T. Kadakia of the Harvard Medical School discusses his contribution to the issue, “The Next Generation of Payment Reforms for Population Health – An Actionable Agenda for 2035 Informed by Past Gains and Ongoing Lessons,” co-authored by Anaeze C. Offodile II of the Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy. More
April 2022 Malya Levin, Joy Solomon, Esther M. Friedman, Jirka Taylor, Alessa Erawan,
The elder shelter model, pioneered by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale and now replicated in more than a dozen communities nationwide, addresses a critical gap in services for older adults experiencing abuse. More
September 2021 Elena Nicolella, Christopher F. Koller,
England States Consortium Systems Organization’s Elena Nicolella and the Milbank Memorial Fund’s Christopher F. Koller say that CMS leadership will need to consider the health information technology support and tools that state Medicaid agencies will need to be full partners in these efforts. More
