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• Linking provider payments to improved performance by health care providers. This form of payment holds health care providers accountable for both the cost and quality of care they provide. It attempts to reduce inappropriate care and to identify and reward the best-performing providers.

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  Cite Definition for Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Value-Based Purchasing (VBP). (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/value-based-purchasing-vbp.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Value-Based Purchasing (VBP). HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/value-based-purchasing-vbp (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/value-based-purchasing-vbp.

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