The full-court press toward comparative-effectiveness research and results reporting has compelled health plans and insurers to sharpen their focus on incorporating this information into coverage ...

Use of value-based contracting for specialty drugs is relatively rare, and payers cite multiple hurdles to rolling out these models, according to a new report. The Pharmaceutical Strategies Group ...

The way drugs and medical devices secure insurance coverage comes down to a series of negotiations. Suppliers of a product or a service typically try to set the highest possible price. Insurers try to ...

Terri Bernacchi, strategic consultant, audit and risk assessment, CIS, identified value-based contracting (VBC) as a forward-thinking approach for pricing and market needs. She discussed how VBC can ...

On May 1, Valence Health will host a webinar on how healthcare providers can leverage their physician-hospital organization for value-based contracting. The webinar will be led by Aurora Branum ...

The value-based care (VBC) journey has been a long and bumpy road for many health systems, while for other health systems, the journey has yet to begin. Quoting Michael Porter, Harvard Professor and ...

There are currently 2,053 gene therapies and genetically modified cell therapies in development from the pre-clinical to the post market stage. By 2026, it’s predicted that spending for these ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerebrae, a technology platform company for value-based contracting, powered by leading-edge actuarial science, today announced a corporate rebrand and a new product ...

There are three essential components to a working value-based contract: it must: 1) focus on real and meaningful patient outcomes to which payers and manufacturers can agree; 2) provide the payer with ...

The frequency and intensity of discussions around the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care continue to increase at the payer and provider level. Little has been said about how medical ...

A value-based payment reflects the concept of the payment for a medical service being determined based on the quality and efficiency of the service rendered by a provider. More and more financial ...