Delivery System Reform

    Public Briefing Rates of maternal mortality are on the rise in the United States, with black women dying from pregnancy-related causes at three to four times the rate of white women. Experts agree that policies to reduce maternal mortality across the United States and eliminate these racial disparities must be multifaceted. This briefing […]

Public Half-Day Summit  This first topic examined the impact of nonmedical drivers of health-often called “social determinants of health”, on patients and the health system. It has become increasingly clear that efforts to improve quality, lower costs, and enhance patient satisfaction cannot succeed without addressing socio-economic status and nonmedical drivers of health such as housing, […]

This briefing, the final event in our three-part series on the future of the health care workforce, focused on ways new payment and delivery system models are using the workforce differently. From initiatives to move away from a focus on single professions toward a whole-system perspective, to opportunities to think about workforce training and scope of […]

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), and efforts are well under way around the country to encourage a shift to value based payment models for Medicare providers. Meanwhile, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently recommended a move […]

The Alliance for Health Policy, in partnership with the JKTG Foundation, hosted a panel discussion to provide an update on the overall state of play with payment reform, and the effort to move away from fee for service and toward value-based payment. Panelists discussed the interplay between the public and private sectors, and, given the […]

This was the first discussion as part of the half-day summit on the Future of the Health Care Workforce summit. This keynote explored how many health care professions role are changing in the new age of care, the importance of thinking about workforce incentives being built into reimbursement models, and how we can address some […]

This was the first panel discussion as part of the half-day summit on the Future of the Health Care Workforce summit. This panel focused on how delivery system reform has created both challenges and opportunities for the health care workforce. Panelists discussed how delivery system reform has affected care coordination, new health professions, and new requirements in […]

This was the third panel as part of the half-day summit on the Future of the Health Care Workforce summit. This panel focused on how the health care workforce can be educated and trained to deliver high-value care to the elderly. Panelists addressed how stress, low salary, and limited employee benefits have affected the direct-care workforce and potential solutions […]

This half-day summit, the third in a series of three, examined many factors that affect the current state of the health care workforce. The summit consisted of three panels and two keynote speakers: Emerging Health Workforce Issues in Times of System Transformation This keynote explored how many health care professions role are changing in the new […]

This was the second panel as part of the half-day summit on the Future of the Health Care Workforce summit. This panel discussed what trends are elevating the importance of the behavioral health workforce. Panelists also discussed what steps can be taken to recruit and retain the different professions in the behavioral health workforce and challenges the […]

This was the second keynote discussion as part of the half-day summit on the Future of the Health Care Workforce summit. This keynote gave an overview of Project ECHO and how it makes specialized medical knowledge accessible wherever it is needed to save and improve people’s lives. Keynote Address: Miriam Komaromy, Project ECHO

New payment and delivery system models for Medicare, Medicaid and private coverage rely on accurate quality measures to improve care for patients. The Alliance held an in-depth briefing on what it means to design “person-centered” quality measures, and how the patient perspective can be used to improve how care is delivered to patients with complex needs. […]