Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts wants to expand its use of global budgets outside of managed care. But the plan's success will depend on how many doctors are willing to accept the risk.
Doctors across the country have criticized Medicare's accountable care contracts that make physicians responsible for curbing health spending without allowing them to influence where and when patients get care. But the Massachusetts Blues in recent weeks began to approach the state's medical groups with a similar proposal.
Story Date:
March 12, 2015
Source Link:
Read More [1]