How will baskets of care be paid for? Do baskets of care have to be paid for using the current fee-for-service structure?
The law allows providers to begin using baskets of care in January 2010, but does not require them to do so. To the extent that payers elect to make the baskets of care available to beneficiaries, the law is explicit regarding requirements about payment for baskets of care. The law stipulates that there will be a single non-negotiable rate for each basket of care, but it does not require payers to contract for the baskets of care.
