The Primary Care Question

Whole person care and value-based reimbursement are moving forward in fits and starts.;A new and interesting model was just announced by the California Quality Collaborative and the Integrated Healthcare Association (see;In California, A First-Ever Multi-Plan, Integrated Approach To Value-Based Contracting). This new contract will cover 40 employers with 17,000 members—engaging 11 provider organizations and 100 care sites in a value-based payment model.

Like many similar initiatives, the “anchor” for this contract is primary care capacity. Quoting one of the participating executives, “By co-investing in a unified value-based . . .