Value-based care eyed as path AHEAD for RI’s health care

The pilot program promises to control health care spending, making it more affordable, and to promote and invest in primary care

Rhode Island is one of six states approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to join AHEAD

The pilot program runs for 10 years and seeks to shift the payment model for health care services

One of its pillars is investing and promoting primary care, shifting from expensive in-patient services

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become one of six states approved to join a pilot program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that will seek to shift the Ocean State’s health delivery system from a fee-for-service model to value-based care .

Known as Achieving Health Care Efficiency Through Accountable Design (AHEAD) , it promises