The Rural Health Value (RHV) team is pleased to announce the release of a new brief “Value-based payment strategies used by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations.” This brief presents findings from a review of state Medicaid program websites that include descriptions of value-based payment (VBP) strategies deployed by Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and implications for rural healthcare organizations. An accompanying Appendix provides an overview of how individual states are incorporating value-based payment (VBP) in their Medicaid MCO arrangements.
Related resources on the Rural Health Value website:
- Rural Hospital Participation in Missouri HealthNet’s Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) Program. Six rural hospitals are participating in ToRCH, a new Missouri Medicaid program integrating healthcare and social services in rural areas with hospitals serving as community care hubs, working in partnership with primary care and behavioral health teams and community-based organizations. (2025)
- Catalog of Value-Based Initiatives for Rural Providers. One-page summaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) value-based programs that might be appropriate for rural participation. (2026)
Rural Health Value facilitates the transition of rural healthcare organizations, payers, and communities from volume-based to value-based health care and payment models. Visit www.ruralhealthvalue.org. Contact Clint MacKinney, MD, MS, Co-Principal Investigator, clint-mackinney@uiowa.edu