Drive to focus Medicare dollars on quality-based care nears goal

Drive to focus Medicare dollars on quality-based care nears goal-thehill: The Obama administration is nearing the finish line on its ambitious push to change the way Medicare providers are paid, focusing federal dollars on value rather than volume.  Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced one year ago that 30 percent of all Medicare payments would be based on value by the end of 2016, up from the current level of about 20 percent.