While there have been meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery over the last decade, they have not catalyzed the transformation necessary to advance health value and equity. The promulgation of health …
The arc of the future bends in the direction of person-centered care. While payment reform is critical, our nation must also deliver whole-person care models that are exquisitely attuned to …
This week we are talking about how value-based care transformation is related to the “Hero’s Journey” monomyth that was initially described by Joseph Campbell, an intellectual known for his work …
George Halvorson is a retired American healthcare executive who served as CEO of six health plans over the last 30 years. From 2002-2013, he was the CEO of Kaiser Permanente and …
The impact of investment activity on our industry cannot be overstated, with the velocity of capital pouring into the health sector reaching stratospheric proportions. The valuation of private equity deals …
ChenMed is a family-owned, physician-run organization that was created to better serve low-moderate income elderly patients. Starting in 1985, Dr. James Chen created ChenMed as a one-stop shop where physicians …
We have reached a milestone moment, as we are celebrating 100 episodes of the Race to Value – the nation’s leading podcast on value-based care transformation in the country! In …
Jeff Micklos is the Executive Director of the Health Care Transformation Task Force, an industry consortium that brings together patients, payers, providers and purchasers to align private and public sector …
On February 24th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed the highly-anticipated fate of the Innovation Center’s (CMMI) Direct Contracting model options, announcing a redesign of the Global …
This week, we have as your guest the legendary Dr. Robert Pearl, a Stanford University professor, Forbes contributor, bestselling author and former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. Coming off …
Joining us on the podcast this week is Dr. Clive Fields, the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer for VillageMD. Dr. Fields is a leader of high influence in the value …
Patient Engagement is of paramount importance in value-based care. Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to solutions that promise more targeted patient outreach, more coordinated care management, and more potential for …
Our guest this week is Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he leads the formulation of the …
In a career focused on improving global health value through systems transformation, relationship-based primary care has been at the heart of Dr. Paul Grundy’s crusade. Dr. Grundy is a data …
This week we have the great honor of hosting one of the most respected American political leaders over the last few decades, a visionary who ushered in a new era …
As it is entering its second decade, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has launched a bold new strategy for achieving equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered …
In a time of great need for our nation during the pandemic, Americans saw and celebrated an army of physician heroes. And in doing so, they overlooked an unforeseen reality …
How does a 3-physician practice sell for over $100 million dollars? The answer is simpler than it seems – full-risk contracting is better for providers and patients. Aligned incentives promote …
The financial stats of healthcare are all too familiar – the 18% of GDP, $3 trillion spend, and the $11k per capita cost are frightening to consider. We are on …
You are about to be inspired and challenged about how you think about value-based care. Since 1991, Rosen Hotels & Resorts has offered an innovative in-house healthcare program called RosenCare …
As one of the leading integrated health systems in the country — serving more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with 30,000 employees, nine …
Oak Street Health has an amazing vision to rebuild Health Care as It Should Be: Personal, Equitable, and Accountable. The business was launched with a belief in value-based care …
Historically, health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have taken a volume-based approach to health rather than a value-based one. The public sector has focused on coverage rates or …
The all-too-common visualization of balancing between the two canoes of fee-for-service (FFS) and value-based care (VBC) is an appropriate illustration of the pressure that providers feel, but maintaining balance is …
Achieving health value demands the formation of a new social construct, one that puts aside self-interest and builds systems of care for the common good. One that prioritizes health and …
Chronic kidney disease kills more people than breast or prostate cancer each year – it’s the 9th leading cause of death but you won’t see NFL players wearing socks and gloves …
Stephen Nuckolls grew up listening to his physician father talk about how healthcare could save money for Medicare if it was accountable for outcomes. It was with this intent that …
ACOs are increasingly moving into two-sided risk options with MSSP BASIC E and ENHANCED. The Direct Contracting model (with both Professional and Global options) introduces new opportunities and flexibilities that are not included in other CMMI models or through the …
Dr. Elizabeth Teisberg is a leading figure in the value-based health care strategy movement and is the executive director of the Value Institute for Health and Care as well as a …
