VBR For Equity

Is It Possible To Pay For More Equitable Health Outcomes? That is the question posed in a recent article in Health Affairs.

Value-based reimbursement (VBR) has been a multi-decade work in progress.;The promise of value-based care has always been that it would reduce costs while improving outcomes—for everyone.;But without adjustments for health status, social support needs, race, language, ethnicity, and other factors, VBR models can have perverse incentive for serving consumers with the highest needs (see Will Pay-For-Performance And Quality Reporting Affect Health Care Disparities?)

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