Ron Brownstein has an important post that details the substantial cost-control measures in the Baucus bill that led CBO to score it as a deficit reducer over the long term. The measures, Brownstein notes, center on two themes: "shifting the reimbursement model away from volume to value, and encouraging physicians to work more closely in teams to manage the overall health of patients, particularly those with expensive chronic conditions."
The crown jewels of health care cost-cutting
The crown jewels of health care cost-cutting
The crown jewels of health care cost-cutting
Ron Brownstein has an important post that details the substantial cost-control measures in the Baucus bill that led CBO to score it as a deficit reducer over the long term. The measures, Brownstein notes, center on two themes: "shifting the reimbursement model away from volume to value, and encouraging physicians to work more closely in teams to manage the overall health of patients, particularly those with expensive chronic conditions."