2024
Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Markowski J, Wallace J, Schlesinger M, Ndumele C. Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1065-1073. PMID: 38976258, PMCID: PMC11231906, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPayment modelsMeasures of health care qualityPayer mixFederally Qualified Health CentersCohort studyValue-based payment modelsHealth care safety netColorectal cancer screeningHealth promotion modelHealth care qualityQualified Health CentersUniform Data SystemHealth outcome measuresAlternative payment modelsRisk profileFQHC patientsAssociated with clinicCare qualityChild BMIAdult BMICancer screeningState Medicaid programsIncentivizing qualityHealth centersRetrospective cohort study
2023
Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence
McWilliams J, Weinreb G, Ding L, Ndumele C, Wallace J. Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 105-114. PMID: 36623215, PMCID: PMC9901844, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk adjustmentHealth equityCurrent risk adjustmentHealth care useSocial risk factorsPromoting Health EquityFunctional statusCare useRisk factorsMedicare populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic beneficiariesSocial determinantsWhite beneficiariesPopulation-based paymentsPopulation-based payment modelAnnual spendingPayment modelsHigher proportionPopulationAdjustmentPredictive accuracy