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Value-Based Care
134 published works
Healthcare Law Blog
Primary Care First: CMS’s New Value-Based Approach to Primary Care
By Melissa Gertler, Hector Grajeda
As highlighted in a May 2020 Milbank Memorial Fund white paper titled, “How Payment Reform Could Enable Primary Care to Respond to COVID-19,” the COVID-19 public health emergency has driven…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS releases roadmap for states to accelerate adoption of value-based care
On September 15, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid directors on how to advance value-based care (VBC) across their health care systems,…
Legal Health Information Exchange
CMS Extends Publication Deadline for Stark Law Changes
At the last hour, CMS extended the deadline for publishing much anticipated changes to the Stark Law. Originally expected for publication this past August, CMS extended the deadline to August 2021,…
Healthcare Law Blog
CMS Launches New ACO Toolkit Highlighting Effective Strategies For Achieving Provider Engagement
In July 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released part three of its ongoing Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”) Learning System and Toolkit Series: Provider Engagement Toolkit (the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Final rules modernizing Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law under review by OMB: anticipating the future of value-based care
By Rebecca E. Dittrich, David Bender
The much-anticipated final rules modernizing the safe harbors under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the physician self-referral exceptions under the Stark Law are officially under review by the Office of…
The Healthcare Investor
A View from the Top: Goran Dragolovic
By Amber McGraw Walsh, Holly Buckley, Geoff Cockrell
Please see below for the latest installment of our interview series, A View From the Top. This series features interviews with C-suite leadership of private equity-backed portfolio companies. This installment…
The Healthcare Investor
Advanced PPM Topics: Payor Contracting Strategies & Value Based Care & Purchasing – 4 Key Takeaways
The next in our series of posts sharing key takeaways from panels at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity and Lending Conference is authored by our colleague Nesko Radovic and…
Health & Life Sciences News
Five Questions with a Health Lawyer: Matt Perreault
Matt Perreault Office: Boston Years at Firm: 2 What is your favorite part about practicing health care law at McDermott? As so many of my colleagues have expressed throughout this…
Health Care Law Today
Home Health and Hospice: Top Trends for 2020
Despite the pressure and turmoil going on in certain sectors of the health care continuum, both home health and hospice continue to shine as attractive investment and expansion opportunities for…
Healthcare Law Blog
Global and Professional Options Direct Contracting Model RFA and LOI Now Active
By Melissa Gertler, Matthew Goldman
On April 21, 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”) announced the CMS Primary Cares Initiative – a voluntary, risk-based initiative to transform the Medicare program’s reimbursement of…