"This research paints a vivid picture of the range of challenges that are faced by older and disabled people and will play a crucial role in ensuring their needs are placed front and centre of plans to improve our payment systems, " said Stephen Locke, a director of the Payments Council.
In fact, many large corporates during the crisis added fuel to the fire by extending payment terms with their suppliers in an effort to improve their own working capital metrics and cash positions.
The State Innovation Models initiative makes awards to states that seek to design and test multi-payer payment and delivery models that seek to deliver high-quality health care and improve health system performance.
Medical care providers, who will be paid as a team rather than each provider getting a separate payment, will have latitude to design and develop how they deliver the care to improve outcomes.