Doctors, hospitals and other care providers should be paid according to how well their patient recovers, instead of charging for individual services, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Obama. It is a sweeping change the Obama administration has been working on alongside the Affordable Care Act for years. In an interview with the LA Times, Burwell revealed how financial incentives would improve patient outcomes, and predicted that, by 2018, "50% of all Medicare payments will be linked to the value of the care."
Doctors, hospitals and other care providers should be paid according to how well their patient recovers, instead of charging for individual services, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M Burwell. It is a sweeping change the Obama administration has been working on alongside the Affordable Care Act for years. In an interview with the LA Times, Burwell revealed how financial incentives would improve patient outcomes, and predicted that, by 2018, "50% of all Medicare payments will be linked to the value of the care."