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Expanding Access to Quality and Affordable Care

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Expanding Access to Quality and Affordable Care

Pay-for-performance Programs, 2003-2006

Since 2003, the number of provider pay-for-performance programs has more than tripled.

“An effective Pay for Performance program differentiates payment among providers based upon their performance on quality, efficiency, and other measures of improvement so that desired outcomes occur through changed behavior.”

 Source: 2007 Med-Vantage, Inc. National P4P Study. All rights reserved.


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