The Value Signal — May 26, 2026

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Executive Summary

VBC operators face a tightening execution squeeze: delegated oversight, prior authorization automation, and pharmacist-led care coordination are all becoming core tests of risk-bearing infrastructure.

OIG / Oversight and Prior Authorization. Delegation oversight is rising as a compliance priority for health plans as they rely on downstream entities to execute regulated functions, Forvis Mazars reports. Prior authorization has become a high-cost administrative bottleneck for hospitals and health systems, slowing patient access, increasing labor burden, and raising denial risk, according to HFMA.

Care Coordination. Safer schizophrenia care is being framed around pharmacist involvement, with Pharmacy Times highlighting a pharmacist-led vision for improving medication safety and continuity for patients with schizophrenia. For VBC organizations, the signal is clear: specialty medication management and behavioral health coordination are no longer peripheral quality issues, but measurable risk-management functions, Pharmacy Times reports.