Kaiser, Geisinger and the Uncertain Future of Value-Based Care

Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Michael Gerber
discuss the newly-announced merger between Kaiser Permanente and
Geisinger Health System. They discuss the evolution of
value-based care, how mergers may impact patient outcomes and
health spending, and how health economists are reacting to the
news.


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Related Links:


New Mega-deal Highlights Geisinger's Fall, and Raises
Concerns About Where Kaiser Is Going Next (Stat News)

Have Alternative Payment Models Led To Provider
Consolidation? (Health Affairs Forefront)

Value-Based Payment As A Tool To Address Excess US Health
Spending (Health Affairs)



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