Over the last decade, it has become increasingly common for self-insured plans to negotiate direct arrangements with healthcare providers—typically, large hospital systems or provider networks—under ...

This article is a section of a longer paper on Direct Primary Care (DPC) that was introduced in an earlier piece -- Health Plan Rorschach Test: Direct Primary Care. The following excerpt from that ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is seeking input on direct provider contracting (DPC) between “payers and primary care or multi-specialty groups to inform ...

For the most part, providers support the Direct Provider Contracting proposal put forward by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with some stipulations and considerable tweaking. Key ...

Federal officials are seeking feedback on whether to test a new approach to payment for medical care that might more tightly connect patients to participating healthcare professionals. The Centers for ...

Under the model, CMS would directly contract with Medicare providers and suppliers, such as physician group practices, and they in turn would agree to be accountable for the costs and quality of care ...

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.

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Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.