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Premier joined 16 other national healthcare organizations in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to press forward on innovative alternative payment models (APMs) as part of its strategy to achieve health equity.
In a letter sent to Secretary Becerra, the groups underscored how APMs routinely leverage multi-disciplinary approaches to care, assess social risk, partner with community organizations to increase access to nonmedical services, and leverage data to improve disparities in patient outcomes. To support and accelerate these efforts, the organizations recommend that HHS:
The letter was signed by Aledade, Alliance for Technology Driven Health, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Medical Group Association, America’s Essential Hospitals, America’s Physician Groups, Association of American Medical Colleges, Caravan Health, Evolent Health, Health Care Transformation Task Force, National Association of ACOs, Medical Group Management Association, Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care, Premier healthcare alliance and Value Based Care Coalition.