The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is seeking input on direct provider contracting (DPC) between “payers and primary care or multi-specialty groups to inform ...

Over the last decade, it has become increasingly common for self-insured plans to negotiate direct arrangements with healthcare providers—typically, large hospital systems or provider networks—under ...

Under the model, CMS would directly contract with Medicare providers and suppliers, such as physician group practices, and they in turn would agree to be accountable for the costs and quality of care ...

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.

In particular, CMS seeks to implement models that enable it to directly contract with providers and suppliers and hold them accountable for the cost and quality of care of defined patient populations.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hint Health, the leading provider of membership management, billing, and employer direct contracting infrastructure for direct primary care (DPC) and membership-based ...

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.