The Pay Model: A Case Study

One of the major changes in health care is the payment model. The hospital and doctors has moved from a fee-for-service to a fee-for-outcome payment model. Medicare is a major part of health care that provide coverage to seniors and disabled Americans. In 2014, $362 billion was paid to caregivers through the program. But, in recent years, Medicare has been a victim of fraud and abuse. To address these problems, the government encouraged providers to adopt a new service models like " accountable care organization, patient-centered medical homes and other integrated networks" - but not sure if private insures follow the advice (Clarke, 2015).
Medicare, is so underfunded that in 2012, the Medicare trustees reported that the Medicare trust would