Medi-Cal explained. What are alternative payment models? What are alternative payment models Medi-Cal explained fact sheet Chapman, Athena, author. Pellón, Samantha, author. Medicaid -- economics Reimbursement Mechanisms -- economics Managed Care Programs -- economics Over the past decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has increasingly used health care provider payment reforms that encourage better value in the health care system. These payment reforms are known as alternative payment models (APMs) and are defined as a provider payment method that uses financial incentives for the provision of care that is high-quality, cost-efficient, or both. This issue brief explores how Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, has been developing APMs to align with these federal initiatives and state financial and policy goals. [Oakland, California] : California Health Care Foundation, May 2022 California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918557472306676-pdf 9918557472306676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918557472306676 English California Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0