HHS announces timeline for accelerated transition to value-based payments in Medicare program.
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On January 26, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the launch of the Better Care. Smarter Spending. Healthier People: Why it Matters initiative. According to HHS, this is the first time the agency has identified specific goals and a timeline for transitioning the Medicare program away from the historic fee-for-service model and toward a system that ties Medicare reimbursements to alternative payment models and value-based payments.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Delaware medical journal
دوره 87 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015