Another seven healthcare organizations agreed to share financial risk with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan under a value-based payment initiative called the "Blueprint for Affordability," the insurer said Dec. 9.
Care Coordination
Improved health outcomes for Intermountain Healthcare patients with Medicare coverage through UnitedHealthcare is the goal of a new ACO launched by the organizations.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with a provider group that is opening six primary care centers in the state, the insurer said Dec. 14.
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Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health's Palisades Medical Center, a 202-bed hospital in North Bergen, N.J., temporarily diverted ambulances to other facilities after a COVID-19 outbreak among staff, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.
Rhode Island's largest health system, Providence-based Lifespan, opened a 600-bed field hospital as its standard medical and surgical beds fill.