Quote of the Day

“With a few exceptions in pockets around the country, the lion’s share of reimbursement today is still FFS. I believe the transition to risk-based methods will be modest, but steady. If I had to estimate, I’d say $1 of every $3 of care provided will incorporate some risk-share or performance-based measure within five years. As for the most popular emerging reimbursement methods, it’s still to be determined, but my bet would be on a combination of capitation and bundled payments with performance-based bonuses. Overall, we’ll soon see which methods become most popular. I believe this will be a function of the level of competition in a given market.” — Joey Dizenhouse, a senior consultant at Towers Watson and a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, said in an interview with AIS’s Health Plan Week.