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CAPG Members Invited to Present at National Health and Human Services Fall SummitCAPG, the leading professional association for capitated physician organizations, will present its Guide to Alternative Payment Models at the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) Fall Summit today in Washington, DC. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the LAN, a partnership with private, public, and nonprofit organizations, to accelerate the healthcare system's transition to value-based and alternative payment models (APMs). Dr. Mark Smith and Dr. Mark McClellan, Co-chairs of the LAN Guiding Committee, will open the Summit, followed by plenary speakers Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health & Human Services, and Dr. Samuel Nussbaum, Chair of the LAN Alternative Payment Model Framework and Progress Tracking Work Group. Attendees will hear from a range of organizations, who will speak about how to succeed in and bring value to APMs. Dr. Cassidy Tsay, CAPG's VP of Business Development, will moderate a panel with association members John Kirk, CEO of Pioneer Medical Group, and Paul Durr, CEO of Sharp (News - Alert) Community Medcal Group. Both groups were featured in CAPG's Guide to APMs, a collection of case studies demonstrating the strategies behind a variety of payment models. Mr. Kirk and Mr. Durr will discuss the how-to's of developing payment relationships between payers and providers through the lenses of a medical group and independent practice association (IPA), sharing about their trials, tribulations, and successes. "It was a great honor to have Dr. Tsay be chosen to moderate such an esteemed panel on the national stage," said CAPG President and CEO Don Crane. "Discussions like these are invaluable in giving practitioners a head start in successfully transitioning to APMs. CAPG's continuing collaboration with HHS underscores our commitment to move toward risk-based and cost-effective coordinated care to improve patient outcomes." About CAPG CAPG is the nation's leading association for and the voice of physician organizations practicing capitated, coordinated care. Its membership comprises approximately 250 multispecialty medical groups and independent practice associations (IPAs) across 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. CAPG members strongly believe that comprehensive, accountable, risk-based coordinated care provides the highest quality, most efficient delivery, and greatest value for patients. Our members have successfully operated under this budget-responsible model for more than two decades. For more information, please visit http://capg.org. About the LAN The LAN, launched in March 2015 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), brings together public, private, and non-profit sectors to transition to successful alternative payment models (APMs) that improve health care quality. Through the LAN's collaborative structure, more than 6,500 participants are taking action towards APM (News - Alert) adoption and implementation, a critical step in achieving the Triple Aim of better care, smarter spending, and healthier people. The LAN is working to accelerate adoption of APMs with the goal of tying 30% of U.S. health care payments to APMs by the end of 2016 and 50% by 2018. For more information, go to www.hcp-lan.org
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