Value-Based Payment, Accountable Care Organizations, Bundled
Payments, Bending the Cost Curve – What Does it All Mean?
Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed in 2010, new terms and
phrases have entered our aging services vernacular. This new language for a new normal in
health care can be both complex and confusing. Sorting out the meanings and definitions is a
first step to understanding the significant changes we face.
Of one thing we can be certain – the health care and aging services field will change dramatically
over the next decade regardless of what becomes of the federal health care reform laws. To help
you better understand the potential impact of these changes on providers across the continuum
of care, LarsonAllen, an LSN Platinum Sponsor, has developed the first in a series of papers
entitled, Health Care Reform GPS: A Provider Roadmap – The Map Legend: Four
Fundamental Reform Concepts. Click here to read the full article.