The Health Affairs series continues with a post by Amol Navathe, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Joshua Laio examining how fee for service and risk-based payments fuel inequities and four ways we can set an explicit intention to use payments to eradicate inequities.
The authors’ four recommendations:
- Form diverse coalitions with shared principles focused on payment
- Create equity metrics to reveal how historically marginalized communities fare
- Use equity metrics to set bold & measurable goals
- Center payment methods on patient perspectives and community needs
Read the full article here.
