Leading Transformation for Value‑Based Health Care

2026 Program of Study

January 20-22: In person at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. 

February – April: Wednesday evening online seminars
 

January 20: Foundations and History of Value-Based Care (in person) 

• U.S. Health System Overview: Key Drivers of Cost, Quality, and Equity, and Value-Based Care as an Answer to US Health System Challenges
• History of VBC: Trace the roots and purpose of VBC and its evolution from a nascent concept to a more sophisticated and far-reaching approach to driving health system transformation
• VBC Defined: From Quality Reporting to Shared Savings to Global Capitation and how it has evolved over time
• Payment Models 101: Accountable Care, Bundled Payments/Episodes of Care, Capitated Risk, Direct Contracting, Hospital Global Budgets, Medicaid Waivers
• Key Challenges Facing VBC: After more than a decade of models and testing, what do we know about impact and outcomes of VBC? Why isn’t VBC the standard?
• Market Trends: Who’s Leading VBC – Case Studies from Health Systems, Payers, Primary Care Group Practices, and VBC Start-Ups 

January 21: The Mechanics of Value-Based Care (in person) 

• Provider Behavior and Incentives: What does health transformation look like for health providers and leaders? Primary care vs. specialty care – where is VBC most likely to succeed? How is outcomes measurement evolving to support VBC? Contrasting status quo delivery as reactive and encounter-based vs. pro-active, outcome-based, high-value care at a lower cost
• Delivery Redesign: What does it take to redesign care? Exploring the analytics, engagement strategies, attribution, clinical models, and measurement and feedback loops needed to optimize outcomes and lower costs
• Risk Adjustment, Benchmarking, and Attribution: Getting it right (and what happens if you don’t)
• Payer Perspective: How do payers define VBC? What motivates payers to invest in VBC strategies? How does the strategy vary by market?
• Fireside Chat with Investors: Investing in the mechanics (analytics, provider and patient engagement, clinical care delivery) - What Makes a VBC Model Viable? How do investors evaluate upfront high-risk investments needed to get a VBC company off the ground?  

January 22: Scaling Innovation (in person) 

• Contracting Basics: Legal, financial, ethical, and actuarial realities, and negotiating for results
• Pathways to Scale: Scaling through public programs (Medicare/Medicaid), commercial payers, direct-to-consumer/provider, challenges to scaling
• Fireside Chat: Policy, Politics, and the Future of VBC (with current and former CMS/CMMI leaders)  

February through April: Wednesday evening seminars, online 5:30-7 p.m. EST 

• Understanding the Payer Landscape
• Capitation vs. FFS Hybrid
• Designing Contracts and Negotiating with Payers
• Tech and VBC Enablement
• Social Drivers and Health Equity in Value-Based Care
• Measuring What Matters
• Employer and Purchaser Strategies
• The Investor View
• Government Perspective and Regulatory Landscape
• Future Forward 
   

Hopkins Bloomberg Center 

The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. pairs the power of nearly 150 years of research leadership with a deep commitment to democracy and government innovation in a vibrant new convening space. The majestic building features modern, configurable spaces that will heighten collaboration between trusted academic experts, global leaders and policymakers, and the next generation of innovators and leaders. 

This is where students and faculty transform knowledge into impact, and where cutting-edge research informs evidence-based policies to benefit global democracy and the future of our world.