The VBR Mandate – Medicaid Requirements On The Increase

We've reported on the adoption of VBR from a number of perspectives. Our February 2019 survey, Where Are We On The Road To Value found that 69% of provider organizations are participating in any type of alternative payment arrangement including pay-for-performance, capitation for specific services, capitation for care coordination, and case rates. The majority—45%—pay-for-performance arrangements.

Our survey of health plans, published in 2019 Trends In Behavioral Health: A Population Health Manager’s Reference Guide On The U.S. Behavioral Health Financing & Delivery System, 2nd Edition found that 93% of health plans are . . .