The simple definition of value-based care is better patient outcomes combined with smarter spending. As the U.S. healthcare system shifts from a fee-for-service model to incentivizing providers for ...

The need for understandable and transparent pricing for medical services in the U.S. has increased in urgency with the continuing rise of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Americans are delaying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. UnitedHealth Group said it is bringing value-based models to lab testing ...

An evaluation of the added value of risk markers derived from ambulatory laboratory tests in the prediction of healthcare costs and identification of high-risk patients. Objectives: This exploratory ...