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Speakers discuss solutions for health care inequalities and the bundled payment system
As CMS continues to transition from a fee-for-service to a value-based delivery and payment model, providing the same quality of care to all patients has been a challenge. Physicians may feel incentivized by hospitals to not provide care for patients with complex medical needs and demographic challenges to reduce the cost of the episode of care and the risk of penalties for readmissions. “The challenge is that patients who still need our care, desperately need our care, are being marginalized by the payment models that we have developed to drive (Read more...)