VBR In The Next Normal

In our mapping of the post-pandemic market, one key issue is how health plans will reimburse provider organizations in the year ahead. Anecdotally, we’re seeing more health plan managers looking for provider organizations that can accept value-based reimbursement (VBR) arrangements—particularly arrangements with financial risk. And that makes sense from a macro market perspective. Most analysts predict decreased funding by payers —both government and employers— following the pandemic, and risk-based financial arrangements with provider organizations are one way to align incentives.

A recent market event confirms this general direction, and should be incorporated in the 2021 . . .