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The U.S. health care system has long been marked by high spending, comparatively poor health outcomes, and waste and inefficiency. To address these issues, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes several provisions to reform how the nation organizes, structures, and pays for its health care. The law instituted several mandatory national payment reforms through the Medicare program and created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was funded with $10 billion over 10 years to develop, test, and promote innovative payment and delivery models. Below is a summary of evidence from some of the major innovations tested over the past decade.
       

Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - April 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Corinne Lewis, Melinda K. Abrams, Shanoor Seervai, David Blumenthal, M.D. Source Type: research