Over the last decade, it has become increasingly common for self-insured plans to negotiate direct arrangements with healthcare providers—typically, large hospital systems or provider networks—under ...

On April 23, 2018, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation issued a Request for Information (the RFI) on a direct provider contracting model for primary care. The RFI seeks input on how direct ...

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.

In particular, CMS seeks to implement models that enable it to directly contract with providers and suppliers and hold them accountable for the cost and quality of care of defined patient populations.

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.