
Horizon Healthcare Innovations--a new company launched by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey--will pay doctors for the quality, not quantity, of care. At the heart of the program is the medical home model. HHI will roll out pilots with family practitioners and others this year,
The Record reports. After five years, the program will reach most of BCBSNJ’s 3.8 million members. Compensation will be based on how well providers manage patients with chronic illnesses and help others get appropriate screenings and preventive care. (
The Record)
By emphasizing patient-centered primary care and chronic disease management, Illinois’ Medicaid program saved $500 million in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, according to Illinois Health Connect, which runs the Medicaid medical home program. IHC adopted a patient centered medical home model for 1.8 million of Illinois’ 2.6 million Medicaid recipients,
AAFP News Now reports. Another program, Your Healthcare Plus, focuses on chronic conditions. Together, the programs saved $180 million in FY2008 and $320 million in FY2009. One reason: better access to primary care. (
AAFP News Now)
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