Can Value-Based Care Help Counter the Consolidation Trend? (Healthcare Innovation)

A panel at the Value-Based Payment Summit discussed the challenges of healthcare consolidation and strategies to support independent practices through value-based care models. Experts highlighted payment disparities, anti-competitive hospital practices, and administrative burdens as key obstacles. Farzad Mostashari, M.D. (Aledade) emphasized that consolidation raises costs without improving quality and that independent practices excel in value-based care, generating twice the shared savings compared to large health systems.