What models “work” in value-based care? That is a big question—and a new analysis, Analysis Of CMMI Model Costs, Quality Performance, And Transparency, sheds some light. Of the 18 models evaluated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), six models resulted in cost savings. They include the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A), the Accountable Health Communities Model (AHC), the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model (Pioneer ACO), and three state-based all-payer models—the Maryland All-Payer Model; the Maryland Total Cost of Care Model (TCOC); and the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model.

The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) takes all the costs of care provided to a Medicare beneficiary during a clinical episode and “bundles” them into a single…