The ACO is expected to start July 1 and continue for at least three years. Organizers hope to eliminate cost increases in the first year of operation and limit any annual increase thereafter to single-digits.
This is Blue Shield’s seventh ACO initiative in California, according to the report.
Nearly 7,000 patient members of the new ACO are part of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
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