The Purchaser Business Group on Health has announced a new primary care agreement with five large payer organizations and with a provider serving California, Healthcare Finance reports.
Aledade, a physician-led ACO, and insurers Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, Oscar and UnitedHealthcare have signed a memorandum of understanding in the California Advanced Primary Care Initiative.
They have agreed to increase investment in and access to a value-based advanced primary care model that emphasizes comprehensive, person-focused care, integration of behavioral and physical health services and high-quality outcomes.
While providers have a choice whether to go with the value-based contracts, the payer alignment means there may be less options for non-value-based contracts. The alignment is intended to make it easier for providers to be more successful in value-based contracts and to make it more attractive for providers to choose this path. Read more.
