North Carolina's Health Care Transformation to Value: Progress to Date and Further Steps Needed.

N C Med J

director and Robert J. Margolis M.D. Professor of Business, Medicine and Policy, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Durham, North Carolina.

Published: July 2020

North Carolina has received national attention for its approach to health care payment and delivery reform. Importantly, payment reform alone is not enough to drive systematic changes in care delivery. We highlight the importance of progress in four complementary areas to achieve system-wide payment and care reform.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.3.191DOI Listing

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