I published this article on KevinMD on 1/9/25, but I want a record of it here as well since this is my central repository for all of my healthcare writing.
So here’s the link:
For regular followers of this blog, the principles discussed in that article are not new. But the framing for how I’m putting some of them together is new, so I hope it helps give people a more rounded understanding of the futility of many of CMS’s alternative payment model programs. Their outcomes are just what I predicted in my 2016 article.
It’s amazing how predictive a theory can be when it’s based on an accurate understanding of the principles at play.
Clear Thinking on Healthcare 