How Value-Based Models Support Patients During Crises

How can value-based care models and strong payment arrangements help your practice maintain care continuity, quality, and access—even in the face of major disruptions?

In this breakout session during the America’s Physician Groups Spring Conference 2025, Ramapriya (Priya) Suresh, MD, MBA, Regional Medical Executive-West Region, CareAllies, Raul Montalvo, MD, President, MSO of Puerto Rico, LLC, and Christopher C. Subject, MD, Assistant Regional Medical Director, Southern California Permanente Medical Group shared firsthand experiences navigating emergencies such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and other crises. Jennifer Podulka, MPAff, Senior Vice President of Federal Policy, APG moderated the session, entitled Value-Based Care In Emergencies: Lessons From The Frontline.

The speakers in the session described how core elements of value-based care—such as proactive population management, flexible funding, and team-based care—enabled them to sustain clinical operations, adapt rapidly, and continue delivering high-value care under extraordinary conditions. The discussion also explored strategies clinicians can use to prepare for future emergencies within risk-bearing models.

Reference
America’s Physician Groups. Breakout sessions. APG Spring Conference 2025 website. Accessed April 30, 2025. https://apg.cventevents.com/event/f303a3cf-4d66-4110-9e0d-3ca64c85d453/breakout-sessions-1?RefId=apgws25