Edward Sheen, MD, L.A. Care Health Plan’s Chief Quality and Population Health Executive, has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Value-Based Care Thinkers of 2025. The annual report, now in its fourth year, is produced by Pearl Health and recognizes healthcare leaders, providers, policy makers, academics, and innovators from 50 different organizations who are shaping the future of value-based care across the country.
In addition to original commentary from this year’s honorees, the report outlines 10 key themes shaping the evolution of value-based care in 2025 and beyond. The report captures insights into the challenges and opportunities emerging as value-based care becomes an operational imperative from healthcare leaders representing organizations and disciplines from across the healthcare ecosystem.
Dr. Sheen discussed how value-based care is reorienting healthcare around patient outcomes and experiences. He said: “Patients must always be at the heart of value-based care. We already have care models to achieve better health outcomes at lower cost. Let's accelerate their growth so that all patients benefit from higher quality, equitable, affordable, and sustainable care. We'll get there together through courage, shared responsibility, and common purpose.”
L.A. Care is dedicated to empowering both patients and providers with high quality, high value care that is accountable, coordinated, proactive, person-centered, and sustainable for the community.