Healthcare leaders see 2026 as a critical inflection point for value-based care, with only four years left to reach CMS’s broader 2030 goals of accountable, outcomes-focused care. Avalon’s Chief Medical Officer, Kristie Ressler, D.O., frames value-based care not just as a regulatory objective but as a clinical and operational imperative for 2026 and beyond.
“2026 will be a year where value-based care models either scale operationally or risk stagnation—clinical insight, aligned incentives, and real-time visibility into outcomes must be embedded into daily workflows if we’re going to deliver on both quality and cost goals.”
– Kristie Ressler, DO,
Chief Medical Officer, Avalon Healthcare solutions
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