Primed: Medicaid Pilots Open Door for Innovation in California

The United States health care system is undergoing a major transition from volume-based to value-based care. In California, health care pilots and initiatives offer financial incentives to clinics, hospitals, and health plans to accelerate this transition in order to better serve the state's nearly 14 million safety-net patients.Safety-net organizations must succeed in California's new Medicaid incentive programs in order to remain financially solvent. To carry out these pilots, providers and plans need high-value innovation that engages patients outside of the clinical setting, makes data accessible and usable for all health system staff, and enhances coordination between the health system and its external partners