Tufts Medical Center in Boston has reached a three-year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, keeping BCBS members in-network at Tufts facilities and its affiliated physician network, the New England Quality Care Alliance, according to a Tufts news release.
The new contract provides an annual network-wide average increase of 3 percent to Tufts and its affiliated providers. In addition, Tufts Medical Center and NEQCA, who were early participants in BCBSMA's Alternative Quality Contract, have agreed to join the newest version of the contract, which requires participating organizations to outperform the rest of BCBSMA's provider network in managing the growth in healthcare spending.
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The new contract provides an annual network-wide average increase of 3 percent to Tufts and its affiliated providers. In addition, Tufts Medical Center and NEQCA, who were early participants in BCBSMA's Alternative Quality Contract, have agreed to join the newest version of the contract, which requires participating organizations to outperform the rest of BCBSMA's provider network in managing the growth in healthcare spending.
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