Foley partner Kinal Patel will be speaking on the panel “Value-Based Reimbursement and Provider-Initiated Strategies” on May 10 at the Texas Medical Association’s TexMed 2025 Conference. This presentation will explore the growth of alternative payment models and value-based reimbursement, including provider-initiated strategies. It will also cover the increasing integration of primary care and specialists, and the use of value-based safe harbors and exceptions to federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law. Common model structures will be illustrated with diagrams. This session is designed for primary care and specialist practices seeking integration opportunities, as well as physician leaders at health systems.
Upon completion the participant should be able to:
- Identify opportunities for provider-initiated value-based care strategies.
- Assess roadblocks to integrating primary care and specialists.
- Discuss best practices to structure strategies to comply with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law.
Patel is co-chair of the firm’s Payor/Provider Convergence Area of Focus and advises health care, life sciences, and insurance companies on complex transactional, alternative payment model and risk contracting, and regulatory compliance matters.