Industry Voices—VBC won the policy argument. Now it must deliver
Value-based care has largely won the policy debate in American healthcare. Across Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance, payment...
GAO audit outlines CMMI’s limited scale-ups, draws new criticism
A Government Accountability Office audit of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center’s historical spending and the outcomes of...
Kaiser Permanente, Renown Health unveil insurance, outpatient JV
Integrated nonprofit health systems Kaiser Permanente and Renown Health have announced a joint venture giving the former an entry into...
Providers prepare contingency plans amid regulatory shifts
Hospitals, health systems and physician practices are shifting their operational and financial strategies in the face of rapidly changing federal...
Astrana Health closes $708M acquisition of Prospect Health
Astrana Health (formerly Apollo Medical Holdings) has closed its deal to acquire the assets of Prospect Health, which include a...
Emory invests $10M in Guidehealth, placing a bet on AI and VBC
Last fall, Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare tapped health tech and services company Guidehealth to scale up its population health management efforts, expanding...
CMS outlines tweaks to ACO REACH for 2026 performance year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed several updates to the ACO REACH program in 2026, though the...
CMMI to cut payment models, estimates $750M in savings
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will stop certain payment models by the end of the year. Without...
A look at the progress toward value-based care in mental health
Behavioral health has lagged behind in the shift to value-based care, and a new paper from experts at Cigna outlines...
Thyme Care announces EmblemHealth, Oak Street Health as partners
Thyme Care, a value-based cancer care navigation startup, announced several new strategic partners across the payer and provider spectrum. The startup,...
