There's been a lot of conversation around value-based care (VBC) models, and payers, providers and biopharma – each have their own take on what VBC means to them. But lately there has been more conversation around patient-centered care and what that looks like through the lens of a value-based approach.
Value-based care – paying for outcomes as opposed to a fee for service or procedure – has been growing in recent years. A recent report found that the percentage of healthcare payments tied to value-based care reached 34 percent in 2017, up 23 percent from 2015, and affecting approximately 226...
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