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Advancing Value-Based Payment for People with Serious Illness to Align Financing with Quality: A Workshop

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The U.S. health care system’s evolving transition to value-based payment presents unique challenges and opportunities for individuals with a serious illness who benefit from receiving coordinated care from an interdisciplinary team (e.g., doctors, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, physical therapists, nutritionists, and spiritual care experts). There is a need to consider the ways that value-based financing arrangements currently impact individuals with serious illness, their families, and care partners, as well as opportunities to improve the quality and cost of care in the future. This 1-day workshop will explore value-based payment for serious illness care on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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As the U.S. health care system shifts from fee-for-service toward value-based payment, policymakers, providers, payers, and advocates are grappling with how financing structures influence access to coordinated, interdisciplinary care. The National Academies' Roundtable on Quality Care for People wit...

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