PULLING BOTH LEVERS: A FOUR-YEAR ANALYSIS OF MEDICARE COST AND RISK ADJUSTMENT

 

Cost reduction is a crucial element of value-based care—but it's only half of the equation. To achieve long-term success, organizations must also focus on effective risk adjustment.

 

In the first half of this two-part series, we examine the relationship between risk adjustment and medical expense reduction in value-based care and explore how the delta between risk score and cost can impact total savings for organizations.