Health Care’s Value-Based Reimbursement Models Creating A New Role For Social Services

The shift from fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement to value-based reimbursement models is reshaping the health and human service market for every stakeholder serving consumers with complex needs – from provider organizations and health plans, to tech and pharmaceutical vendors (see Medicare Bets Big On Pay-For-Value, Moving To Value – Easy To Say & Hard To Do and The Chain Continues – Value-Based Payment Moves To Devices & Pharma). The shift is part of an overarching goal of achieving the elusive "triple aim” – better population health, improving the consumer experience with quality and lower costs.

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