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The Value Signal — August 20, 2026
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The VBC market is splitting: CMS is becoming the anchor buyer while Medicare Advantage retrenches, and states are edging from benchmarks toward budget discipline.
Public-sector VBC reset. CMS is emerging as the new engine of value-based care as Medicare Advantage plans pull back, Home Health Care News reports. That shift is colliding with Medicare market churn: Providence Health Plan will shut down after a Medicare Advantage rescue deal collapsed, according to Healthcare Dive, while Costco is entering Medicare Advantage through a SCAN partnership, Healthcare Finance News reports.
Payment control and utilization pressure. California’s spending benchmark could evolve into a de facto global budget, Health Affairs reports, signaling that affordability policy is moving from measurement to enforceable caps. HFMA reports that the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule sets Medicare inpatient and long-term care hospital payment policy, while Medical Economics reports renewed scrutiny of hidden prior authorization rules and proposed 2027 Physician Fee Schedule changes affecting remote patient monitoring.
In this edition
- Value-based CareCMS Emerges As Value-Based Care’s New Engine As Medicare Advantage Plans Pull Back — Home Health Care News
- MedicareFY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Summary — HFMA
- MedicareProvidence Health Plan to close completely after Medicare Advantage deal falls through — Healthcare Dive
- MedicareCostco enters the Medicare Advantage market through SCAN partnership — Healthcare Finance News
- MedicareJD Power Finds Medicare Advantage Satisfaction Drops as Members Demand Patient Advocacy — Ramaonhealthcare
- Global BudgetCould California’s Health Care Spending Benchmark Become A Global Budget? — Health Affairs