In 2023, the US witnessed the most considerable upsurge in refugee arrivals since 2017. Notably, major urban areas such as New York City and Chicago have experienced a recent influx of asylum seekers, straining city resources to provide adequate care. This has, in turn, inflamed existing debates among policy makers regarding the extension of health care coverage to undocumented migrants.

Nevertheless, even if undocumented migrants were granted health care coverage, they would still face an uphill battle familiar to many non-native English speakers already settled in the country: navigating a health care system ill-suited for the care of patients with limited English proficiency.

Independent research reveals family physicians with 75% revenue derived from value-based payment models decrease burnout symptoms, according to a new study from Elation Health, and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Innovation Lab. The goal of the study, conducted by surveying 10 primary care practices of varying sizes, was to identify specific barriers and innovations required for mainstream adoption of value-based payment (VBP) models and their relationship to physician burnout.

Investors Foresee Cost of Care Attribution, Payer Landscape As Thorniest Issues for Behavioral Health Value-Based Care

Behavioral Health Business | October 24, 2023

Value-based care has been a buzzword for decades in behavioral health, but the bulk of providers have yet to make the leap from fee-for-service to a risk-bearing or even cost-savings model. This could be changing as payers begin to prioritize value-based care contracts. In turn, this could reshape dynamics between providers and their investor partners. While some investors are ready to dip their toes into the value-based care market, many question the evolving payer landscape and how behavioral health providers get credit for physical health outcomes.

The Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model for Performance Year 2022 saved the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services $371.5 million and saved direct contracting entities $484.1 million, according to the agency’s first evaluation report of the model.

This represents an increase from $70.4 million in savings to CMS and $46.5 million in net savings to direct contracting entities (DCEs) in 2021. Ninety-nine DCEs, compared to 53 in 2021, participated in the program in 2022, the second year of the model. CMS has posted quality and financial results for each model participant.

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