Full Speed Ahead: The Value-Based Care Train Doesn't Plan on Slowing Down

摘要

Two years ago, when President Trump and his administration took office, there was a great deal of industry uncertainty as to how the healthcare policy landscape might change. Specifically, healthcare and health IT stakeholders were wondering if the movement to a value-based care environment-which was turbocharged ahead by the Obama administration-would slow down at all. Much of the stakeholder angst revolved around the private sector having already made significant operational and infrastructure investments that supported the shift to value-based care, as making even greater commitments in this area would be incredibly risky without continued government direction and assurances. And while those lingering questions on the future of certain healthcare policies and health IT-specific initiatives have not been completely answered, there is now significant momentum that federal health officials are full speed ahead in the accountable care movement.