Portland-based MaineHealth and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have launched Maine's first comprehensive commercial accountable care organization.
As part of the ACO, MaineHealth and Anthem will collect and analyze data on quality of care, utilization and cost to better identify and implement improvements to the system.
MaineHealth already has a Medicare ACO, and the new commercial ACO will operate with the same group of physicians as the system's current ACO, according to a MedCity News report.
"This agreement with Anthem will enable our ACO to expand its focus on increasing value to patients through improved quality and slowing the rate of healthcare cost increases, which over time will result in more affordable healthcare for Mainers," Frank McGinty, executive vice president of MaineHealth, said in the news release.
The ACO program will be rolled out throughout the year, according to the release.
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As part of the ACO, MaineHealth and Anthem will collect and analyze data on quality of care, utilization and cost to better identify and implement improvements to the system.
MaineHealth already has a Medicare ACO, and the new commercial ACO will operate with the same group of physicians as the system's current ACO, according to a MedCity News report.
"This agreement with Anthem will enable our ACO to expand its focus on increasing value to patients through improved quality and slowing the rate of healthcare cost increases, which over time will result in more affordable healthcare for Mainers," Frank McGinty, executive vice president of MaineHealth, said in the news release.
The ACO program will be rolled out throughout the year, according to the release.
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