Are providers and payers required to use baskets of care?
No, providers and payers are not required to use baskets of care as a method of delivering and paying for health care services. Although providers and payers are not required to use baskets of care, the objective of the baskets of care concept is to encourage providers, payers, and consumers to be innovative and think differently about health care service delivery. The Minnesota Department of Health is confident that the opportunities for innovation in health care service organization, delivery, quality, and payment inherent in the baskets of care concept will yield invaluable insight.
