The US. health care system is often described as in crisis – reflecting its complexity, inaccessibility, unaffordability, and inequitable care and outcomes. At the root of this system lies an obscure but influential committee that most people have never heard of – the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, also known as the RUC.
Patient Advocate Perspectives on Advancing Value-Based, Person-Centered Care
This resource is a summary of the salient themes and recommendations that emerged from the Equity-Centered Payment Reform Learning Collaborative meeting series.
Enhancing Women’s Behavioral Health Through the IBH Model
The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with behavioral health conditions.
Glossary of Equity-Centered Payment Reform
Key terms for health equity-centered payment reform
Leveraging Value-Based Payment to Advance Health Equity
We need to change how (and for what) providers are paid, in order to support and incentivize equitable, high-quality primary care.
Transforming Health Care to Achieve Equity
The foundation of how health care is paid for is being rewritten right now. Government decision-makers and health care industry leaders from across the country are working to shift health care payment from paying for volume, called fee for service (FFS), to paying for value, called value-based payment (VBP).
Better Together: Policies to Expand Insurance Coverage and Promote Supportive Workplaces Help Families Thrive
A family’s health is inextricably linked to its financial well-being. For many people, being sick, having a chronic condition, or caring for a loved one makes it challenging to remain in the labor force. It is even more challenging when employers fail to provide paid leave and paid sick days making it difficult or impossible for people to take time away from work to get care or treat a serious health issue.
