Value-Based Payments Are Catching On, but Rural and Small Practices Lag
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Description
Describes the current rates of primary care physician (PCP) participation in value-based payment. Includes data on the percent of primary care physicians in rural and small practices that reported receiving revenue from value-based payment in 2025. Discusses barriers and potential solutions to increasing PCP participation in value-based payment.
Author(s)
Celli Horstman, Corrine Lewis
Date
03/2026
Organization
Commonwealth Fund
Tagged as
Medicare
· Physicians
· Policy
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Rural-urban differences