White House makes major push for value-based payments
The Obama administration has announced a major goal to tie half of all Medicare payments to quality of care by 2018, reports The Washington Post.
“As a very large payer in the system, we believe we have a responsibility to lead," said Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell at a press conference. "For the first time, we’re going to set clear goals and establish a clear timeline for moving from volume to value in the Medicare system.”
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