‘Not a Typical Health Plan Network’: Boeing, eBay Join Advanced Primary Care Initiative
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Dec 20, 2024
The Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) has launched a value-based care initiative, starting in the Puget Sound region of Washington state, in which employer-sponsored plans directly contract with primary care provider groups. Elizabeth Mitchell, PBGH’s president and CEO, says the organization plans to roll out the advanced primary care-driven network model in other markets next year and beyond.
The Boeing Co., eBay Inc. and other PBGH members in the Puget Sound region are participating in the program. Those companies all have self-insured plans and have removed all cost-sharing for their members who visit three primary care provider groups in the area. The companies chose those practices based on meeting certain quality and patient care standards, according to Mitchell, who adds that more providers could join in the future.
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