Winter is here: a discussion on the difficulties on building bundled payments based totally in reality.
Value-based payments are built on the idea that money drives behavior. But have the incentives so far been swift and tangible enough to bring about real change? Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, offers a reality check about the promise and pace of payment reform, and offers some real suggestions for driving down healthcare costs.
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