The "shift to value-based care" was on everyone's lips at HLTH — but more than a decade after it began, ingrained provider dynamics and unequal market-wielding power continue to slow the fee-for-value train, Axios reports.
Why it matters: The current fee-for-service system is essentially the opposite of the "apple a day" philosophy: It rewards high-cost and high-volume procedures and disincentivizes preventive care.
