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Old Adversaries AHIP, AMA Launch Accountable Care Partnership

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    Jul 28, 2023

    Two health care sector heavyweights— AHIP, the insurance trade group, and the American Medical Association (AMA), a physician group — are teaming up on an effort to boost value-based care by increasing data sharing. A health care industry insider says that the tentative partnership between two longtime adversaries is just the latest indication that, due to plan sponsor pressure on carriers and providers, value-based care could become the industry standard in independent physician practices and primary care. 

    AHIP, AMA and an additional partner, the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), on July 25 rolled out a “playbook” for providers and insurers seeking to adopt value-based reimbursement or become partners in an accountable care organization (ACO). The document, which the three groups say is just the first of several such releases, focuses on how providers and plans can effectively share both individual medical and population data. 

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    Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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