Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Initiatives
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BCBSMA establishes a global budget for AQC provider organizations to cover all services and costs. The contract model is designed to include inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, behavioral health, and other costs and services associated with each of their BCBSMA patients. The initial global budget is based on historical health care cost expenditure levels. It is adjusted each year for inflation, and the health status of the provider’s specific BCBSMA patients. Providers retain the margins derived from the reduction of inefficiencies.
- Start Year
- 2009
Visit BCBSMA
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Design
- Study design
- Patients' cohort
Marker Paper
Song, Z., Safran, D. G., Landon, B. E., He, Y., Ellis, R. P., Mechanic, R. E., ... & Chernew, M. E. (2011). Health care spending and quality in year 1 of the alternative quality contract. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(10), 909-918.
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 380,142
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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