Report To Congress: Social Risk Factors & Performance Under Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing Programs

On December 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published this report to Congress regarding social risk factors and performance under Medicare's value-based purchasing programs. The report is required by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014. The report defines the relationships between social risk and performance on value-based purchasing programs and their intended goals, and provides considerations for policymakers . . .