Time for Value-Based Payment Models to Adopt a Disparities-Sensitive Frame Shift

Evidence suggests that the current growth in value-based payment models may unintentionally worsen health care disparities by disadvantaging hospitals caring for socially at-risk populations. To address this tension, value-based payment models should adopt a disparities-sensitive frame shift to integrate measures of equity into hospitals' financial calculus, incentivizing hospitals to tackle the disparities challenge without losing sight of quality.

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