The ACO, for select Anthem PPO members, will emphasize coordination of care among providers, focusing on preventive care and chronic care management.
In Nov. 2010, Anthem announced a pilot ACO with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health in New Hampshire. And earlier this month, the company announced a bundled payment initiative for total knee replacements with SSM Health Care-St. Louis.
Read the Anthem release on the Anthem and Sharp ACO.
Read more coverage on Anthem’s new payment initiatives.
– Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, SSM Health Care-St. Louis Partner for Bundled Payment
