Kaiser, Geisinger and the Uncertain Future of Value-Based Care
Health Affairs This Week
English - May 05, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsGovernment News News Commentary health policy health affairs health inequities aca affordable care act individual mandate medicare medicaid cms hhs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Michael Gerber discuss the newly-announced merger between Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger Health System. They discuss the evolution of value-based care, how mergers may impact patient outcomes and health spending, and how health economists are reacting to the news.
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