Healthcare stakeholders are seeking ways to reward quality and value. As providers continue to manage COVID-19, value-based payment programs may provide support.
COVID-19 has created an exogenous shock to the healthcare system, including a major disturbance of traditional utilization patterns and provider finances. Payers, providers, and state and federal governments had been embarking on a journey to transform the US healthcare payment system from one that rewards volume to one that rewards quality and value.
