Innovation in the Delivery and Payment of Serious Illness Care Through Health Plan Program Development and the Payer-Provider Relationship (TH303)

The palliative care landscape is evolving with new market entrants, growing program sophistication, and increasing interest in implementation strategies from the state and federal level. With the advent of value-based care, this approach to patient care is becoming ever so important to health providers, payers, and patients alike. How can organizations most effectively develop programs around serious illness care when there is change around every corner of our industry? How can we learn from one another to avoid common pitfalls and well-known, but not well-navigated paths forward? Through two separate convenings, one being the Center to Advance Palliative Care's (CAPC) Multi-Payer Workgroup and the other a workgroup developed by a group of Blue Cross Blue Shield –affiliated Health Plans, learning communities have emerged to focus on serious illness care approaches.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 25, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Victoria Shumulinsky, Torrie K. Fields, Tom Gualtieri-Reed, Daniel C. Johnson Source Type: research