Is CMS Doing Enough to Make Value-Based Care Sustainable? | Purva Rawal × SCALE Community

About this episode

The episode discusses the sustainability of value-based care and the role of CMS in healthcare reform with insights from Dr. Purva Rawal.

Summary Value-based care models, CMS Innovation Center strategy, AI in healthcare delivery and primary care reimbursement — health equity meets policy innovation. In this Healthcare Podcast from Scale Community’s Analyzing Healthcare series, Roy Bejarano, Co-Founder & CEO of Scale Healthcare, hosts Dr. Purva Rawal, former Chief Strategy Officer at the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI). Together they explore how value-based care models, AI in healthcare delivery, and CMS initiatives are redefining the future of U.S. healthcare. Dr. Rawal shares insights from her time shaping Medicare and Medicaid innovation — explaining how primary care reimbursement models and payment reform can drive health equity and efficiency. She and Roy discuss the realities of implementing CMS strategy, the role of AI in care coordination, and lessons from COVID-19 that transformed virtual care and policy. A must-listen for Leading Healthcare Stakeholders, Thought Leaders in Healthcare, and executives tracking Healthcare Trends and Innovations, this episode delivers actionable Healthcare Strategy insights from two of the industry’s most trusted voices — Roy Bejarano and Jason Schifman’s Scale Healthcare…

People in this episode

Host: Roy Bejarano

Guest: Purva Rawal

Topics covered

• value-based care
• health equity
• CMS initiatives
• AI in healthcare
• primary care reimbursement
• healthcare policy

Keywords

• value-based care
• CMS Innovation Center
• AI in healthcare
• primary care reimbursement
• health equity
• healthcare policy
• CMMI
• healthcare trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CMS Innovation Center, Scale Healthcare, CMMI

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