The bill repealing SGR and replacing it with a more reliable payment schedule will alleviate physicians having to wonder whether their Medicare reimbursement rate will be slashed each year. However, it has also accelerated the need for providers to adopt value-based reimbursement (VBR). While the transformation won’t happen overnight healthcare organizations can, and should, begin preparing now. The following steps will make the transition easier: 1. Get educated and involved; 2. Understand the new law; and 3. Most importantly, providers should consider ways to take advantage of the upcoming 5 percent bonus. Providers that are already participating in VBR arrangements should consider how to increase the volume of their VBR business. Those that have not yet embraced VBR practices need to start immediately. Having a solid roadmap by the end of 2015 will ensure for a successful transition to a value-based system.