This article published in Health Affairs reports on a health plans efforts to improve the practices of primary care practices by implementing the medical home model and applying a risk-adjusted capitated payment model. The pilot was successful in reducing costs, while also raising quality indicators.

Feder, J. L. (2011). A health plan spurs transformation of primary care practices into better-paid medical homes. Health Affairs, 30(3): 397-399. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0112. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/3/397.full

Authors: J. Lester Feder