Policy Documents and Demonstrations
The Rural Health Value team provides rural-relevant context related to health and payment policies and summarizes innovative rural health care demonstrations.
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Rural Value-Based Care - The Payer Perspective, Rural Health Value Summit Report
The Rural Health Value team convened professionals and executives from national and regional health care payer organizations to share and explore insights, innovations, successes, and challenges in rural health value-based care (VBC) contracting. This report summarizes challenges and solutions followed by suggestions for rural health care organization leaders from the Summit participants. (2024)
State Innovation Model Testing Awards
Learn about activities and early accomplishments of eleven states with rural focus areas that were awarded State Innovation Model (SIM) funds from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). (2022)
The Future of Rural Value-Based Health Care and Surge Capacity
Healthcare service demands consequent to the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged preconceived rural value-based priorities such as inpatient-care reduction and just-in-time inventories. This Rural Health Value commentary outlines questions for consideration about the future of rural value-based care and payment as rural healthcare organizations struggle with conflicting demands for surge-ready healthcare infrastructure and value-oriented business processes. (2020)
How to Design Value-Based Care Models for Rural Participant Success: A Summit Findings Report
Based on the input from a two-day virtual summit of rural participants in value-based care models and programs, this report summarizes themes and actionable recommendations that can be used by those designing and supporting value-based care models to improve the viability, relevance, and likelihood of rural health care organization participation and success. (2020)
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