The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health
Systems and the California Health Care Safety Net
Institute released their
brief on California’s value-based approach to health care
coverage. This value-based approach focuses on the value of
safety-net payments over the volume, leading to improved health
outcomes.
The brief explains how policy changes have allowed for an
investment to improve care coordination and outcome measures.
County run programs such as Whole Person Care, which focuses on
integration of physical health, behavioral health and
socioeconomic barriers, were highlighted in the document. Looking
forward, California’s performance based programs will continue to
rely on federal waivers such as the 1115 Medicaid Waiver,
leveraging expertise, maintaining current resources, and tying
payments to performance.
