In our final post of the series, we’ll cover the implications of the SCOTUS decision on health care industry sectors, including providers and service providers.
Providers – Hospitals
Lynn suggested that the panelists start with the hospital industry first. Mark said that he thinks this is a segmented analysis also. For those systems that have already resolved to take steps to deal with value-based purchasing and accountable care environments with their governmental and commercial customers, the SCOTUS decision is likely to be seen as affirming the activities of their boards to date and their initial efforts. For individual hospitals that have not yet designed a strategic plan with value-based purchasing and other accountable-based assumptions baked into that plan, the decision is likely to propel them to get to work in designing such a plan. Continue Reading SCOTUS Decision on the PPACA – Implications for Healthcare Industry Sectors Part II