AI Payment Models Could Reshape Managed Care Economics Beyond Fee-for-Service

A Manatt-supported convening examined how payment structures need to evolve as clinical AI moves from assistive to autonomous roles in care delivery, with participants concluding that existing fee-for-service models will inflate costs while value-based arrangements remain insufficient without redesign. The discussion highlighted that AI's ability to substitute technology for clinical labor requires fundamentally new, outcome-based payment approaches rather than incremental modifications. For Medicaid MCOs navigating capitated arrangements and quality incentives, these emerging payment frameworks could significantly affect how AI-enabled services are contracted and how savings from automation are captured or shared.

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