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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Ahorro de Costo , Medicare Part C , Casas de Salud , Atención Médica Basada en Valor , Anciano , Humanos , Casas de Salud/economía , Casas de Salud/organización & administración , Estados Unidos , Calidad de la Atención de Salud/economía , Calidad de la Atención de Salud/organización & administración , Medicaid/economía , Atención Médica Basada en Valor/economía , Atención Médica Basada en Valor/organización & administración , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./economía , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./organización & administración , Planes de Incentivos para los Médicos , Medicare Part C/economía , Medicare Part C/organización & administraciónRESUMEN
Value-based healthcare payment models are an alternative insurance payment system that compensates healthcare providers based on their patients' outcomes rather than the individual services healthcare workers provide. This shift from the current fee-for-service model that predominates our medical system has received renewed popularity and attention within organized medicine such as the American Medical Association. Advocates believe that this new payment model will address many of the unsolved issues in healthcare such as medical waste and unsustainable healthcare costs. In practice, however, this model is plagued with a myriad of unresolved issues of its own. In this commentary, we outline these issues and suggest that the intentions of those advocating for value-based payment models are either misguided or disingenuous. We then offer solutions that preserve our current fee-for-service model while making necessary changes that will benefit both physicians and patients nationwide.