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Innovating care to quality

Learn more about how value-based care can reward you for the good work you are already doing, and help you provide your patients with the highest quality care. This page has resources to help you learn more about joining a CMS Innovation Center model, tips on talking to your patients about value-based care and stories from providers and patients who have participated in value-based care.


What Value-Based Care Means for Providers


  • In value-based care, you can spend more time with your patients. 
  • You can also personalize care delivery (for example by using telehealth and home-based care) depending on a patient’s needs. 
  • CMS measures success at delivering value-based care using quality measures that consider care processes, for example provision of evidence-based care like screening and prevention, as well as patient outcomes and patient-reported experience of care. 








Patient and provider stories

The CMS Innovation Center, has curated testimonials from patients and participants in Value-Based Care programs. These narratives offer providers insights into participation and outcomes. 

Lamont Mitchell’s doctor says she has more time to devote to him and other patients thanks to Medicare’s ACO REACH Model

“That was the difference,” Mitchell said. “Most doctors have a limited amount of time with you, and it’s easier for them to prescribe a medication to deal with the issues and you move on and they go to the next patient.”

- Lamont Mitchell, patient at Bluerock Care

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Managing diabetes was a challenge for Washington woman, but access to a dietitian - thanks to Medicare pilot program - has made it easier.

“Whenever I have questions, I can call up. They get back to me with the answer. I have been very satisfied with the care I’ve gotten. They call up all the time to make sure everything is ok.”

- Patricia Ferguson, patient at Bluerock Care

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Key Concepts

Key Concepts are a useful tool for anyone who wants to learn how the CMS Innovation Center is transforming our health care system to focus on quality over volume. 

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