Supported by Commonwealth Fund, A New Contracting Tool Launched to Help Health Care Organizations Manage High-Need
The Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) and the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF), with support from The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation, today released a report and contracting tool to help organizations effectively manage care programs that improve the health outcomes of high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients. HNHC patients are a small percentage of individuals with complex medical, social, and behavioral needs, yet they utilize the largest proportion of national health care resources.
PBGH, a non-profit coalition of large health care purchasers seeking to increase the value of health care, and HCTTF, a consortium of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations dedicated to accelerating the industry’s move to value, studied best practices for high-need, high-cost populations by conducting in-depth interviews with organizations that operate sustainable, effective care management programs for HNHC patients. The report and accompanying tool explore different types of contracting and offer specific, practical guidance for payers and providers as they develop contracting relationships...