Insurers reach accord on P4P principles; standards still to be worked out
April 13th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Many of the country’s largest health plans have agreed on a set of standards to be used nationwide as the basis for physician pay-for-performance initiatives and tiered networks. Underlying the effort is insurers’ fears that states could develop 50 different sets of regulations to govern these programs — a concern sparked by last year’s crackdown by New York’s attorney general.
Though implementation is at least nine months away, supporters said the agreement, announced April 1 by an organization called the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, could mean consistent rating systems and quality measurement that more closely lives up to its name.
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