Check out Center for Payment Reform
Uncategorized September 29th. 2009, 9:24amEveryone interested in health care payment reform should become acquainted with the Center for Payment Reform.
Its policy papers include Promoting Appropriate Payments for the Value Provided by Primary Care and Care Coordination:
Payment reforms must recognize the value provided by primary care in managing the health of individuals and populations. We will not create a delivery system that is patient-centered and well-equipped to deliver high quality care while controlling costs without changing payments to recognize the value of care coordination and the management of patients, particularly those with complex chronic illnesses.