Payer and provider "checklist" for alternative payment arrangements
ByHoward Kahn, and Robert Parke
17 February 2015
Payer and provider "checklist" for alternative payment arrangements
In an effort to reduce healthcare expenditures and improve quality and coordination of care, there has been a push for price transparency and realignment of provider accountability. As part of this push, there are now many risk-sharing agreements between providers and payers, all of which are attempting to move providers’ payments away from the fee-for-service model. This paper provides a “checklist” of key contractual provisions found in many risk-sharing arrangements, developed from work with both providers and payers.