Thread by @RahulRajkumar11

📣 Today we can report #somegoodnews for sustainability of our health system. THREAD. mediacenter.bcbsnc.com/news/primary-c…

We are on a mission to make health care better, safer, and more affordable by transforming the health care delivery system in North Carolina.

Step 1: Change the way we pay for health care.

One of our goals is that, by 2023, every @BlueCrossNC member will have a Blue Premier provider that is accountable for their total cost of care and quality. Accountable care = better care, better experience, more efficient care.

7 out of our 10 largest health systems are in Blue Premier. But another important leg of this effort is independent physician-led ACOs – powered by our partner @AledadeACO.

In short, we have one year of results – and @AledadeACO CRUSHED it! 💪

In year one of @AledadeACO and @BlueCrossNC’s collaboration in #NC physician-led Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) ⬇️ total cost of care for commercial members by 4.7% and Medicare Advantage patients by 6.1%, and ⬆️quality across 47 practices.

These participating independent primary care practices earned $10.5 million ‼️ in incentive payments in their first year, providing a crucial financial lifeline to PCPs on the front lines of #COVID19.

Participating practices also crushed it on quality of care and health outcomes; practices improved their Medicare Advantage Star rating from ⭐️3 to 4.5 🌠 , through improved care for patients with chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes, and more. Amazing!

@AledadeACO’s work enables clinicians, practice leaders, and @BlueCrossNC to work as a team and leverage technology to improve the quality of care for patients, better manage chronic diseases, and ultimately reduce health care costs. @Farzad_MD

👋Hey, independent primary care practices: Our announcement today could have been about you.

Independent primary care practices can join the Accelerate to Value program that gives you upfront financial support 💰to stabilize practice revenue for core primary care services to pre-COVID 2019 levels.

https://twitter.com/RahulRajkumar11/status/1283136333440069633

Apply for the Accelerate to Value program today (application takes <10 min, no strings attached to submit an app, due July 31). bluecrossnc.com/accelerate-val…

An important part of the program is a glide path for independent primary care practices to be a part of value-based contracts by joining a Blue Premier ACO like Aledade and our participating CIN partners.

Lastly, thank you to the clinicians, practices, and @AledadeACO who worked so hard to improve quality and affordability for our members. The proof is in the numbers. We are inspired by your commitment to transforming health care across #NC.