Innovative Solutions for a Better Health Care System

Almost one decade after passage of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, and numerous payment and delivery reforms implemented, accountable care is at an inflection point. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation models have generated a multitude of key learnings related to both successfully designing and participating in value-based care, which commercial payers have leveraged and built on to scale models more broadly. More lives are covered under accountable arrangements than ever before, and many providers have developed deep expertise in accountable care supported by robust investments in core accountable care infrastructure. At the same time, participation in some accountable care models has plateaued, and there is a growing need for both more advanced accountable care arrangements and evidence on the amount and how savings are generated. In partnership with West Health, this conference hosted a series of conversations to discuss how to build on success to date and leverage the momentum of new administrative proposals and ongoing discussions in Congress to catalyze participation and accelerate progress.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set a bold vision to transition all Traditional Medicare beneficiaries into accountable care relationships by 2030. Achieving this will require strategic coordination and collaboration across stakeholders to create transformational change in providing high-quality, whole-person care to all Medicare beneficiaries. In partnership with West Health, Duke-Margolis brought together CMS leadership, leading experts in public health and academic medicine, and innovators from the private sector to discuss a path forward in achieving CMS’ strategic vision. This event is part of a five-year, collaborative initiative between the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and West Health to advance and accelerate value-based payment reform in the U.S. healthcare system.

Duke-Margolis, in partnership with West Health, hosted a webinar to discuss the major head and tail winds of accountable care and health system transformation that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is contending with. Speakers discussed the new directions which CMMI is taking, including key priorities and areas of progress, challenges, and opportunities going forward in an evolving health care landscape. Duke-Margolis brought together experts across health policy, academia, and private sector leaders to explore how CMMI plans to innovate, transform, and accelerate progress in health care delivery and outcomes across the following: -Promoting evidence-based prevention -Empowering people to achieve their health goals -Driving choice and competition -Protecting federal taxpayers This webinar is part of a five-year, collaborative initiative between the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy and West Health to advance and accelerate value-based payment reform in the U.S. health care system.