The Affordable Care Act placed a new, stronger emphasis on the provision of “value-based care” to Medicare beneficiaries, and that trend appears likely to continue in the coming years.

The Commonwealth Fund has taken an in-depth look at Medicare value-based purchasing: the evolution of the approach, the increased use of value-based purchasing programs, models of care that emphasize value, and how Medicare might expand its use of value-based purchasing in the future. Go here for its new issue brief Medicare Payment Reform: Aligning Incentives for Better Care.