François de Brantes, MS, MBA

States are turning to alternative payment models to improve outcomes and reduce health care expenditures, representing a critical step forward specifically for the US maternal health crisis.

To be sustainable and successful, Medicare alternative payment models (APMs) have to attract and retain high and low performers. That requires a different approach to pricing and evaluation.

ACOs are entering into risk-based deals. Research suggests that many of these deals will have uncertain outcomes, which a new tool might help mitigate.