ACCOUNTABLE CARE

Number Of ACOs Taking Downside Risk Doubles Under ‘Pathways To Success’
By Seema Verma

Our redesign of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, “Pathways to Success,” puts accountable care organizations (ACOs) on a quicker path to taking on real risk, with accountability for spending increases generally required after two years for new ACOs, while closely monitoring the quality of care provided. Read More >>


MEDICARE

Will Medicare For All Get Us To Value?
By David Lansky

Let’s begin the debate on how we want our health care system to look, what we hold it accountable for, and the value we place on improved health outcomes and affordability versus industry and professional economic interests. Read More >>


PAYMENT

Patient Influencers, Paid By Pharmaceutical Companies, Should Be Required To Disclose Industry Ties
By Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman

Transparency is a minimum standard for assessing whose views should carry most weight in public health debates. Read More >>