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Price and cost: Both are important to achieve value-based care
HIGHLIGHTS Explains the difference between price and cost Describes methods for measuring both variables Underscores their importance in value-based payment model design Highlights ACS THRIVE Insurers increasingly tell surgeons that they need to reduce costs as health care grows unaffordable for a growing proportion of Americans. Similarly, hospital administrators frequently challenge surgeons to reduce their costs, […]

Looking forward – October 2019
The College’s role in ACS THRIVE, a collaborative effort to enhance value-based health care, is the focus of this month’s column.