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SUBMITTER: Barry CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4950854 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barry Colleen L CL Stuart Elizabeth A EA Donohue Julie M JM Greenfield Shelly F SF Kouri Elena E Duckworth Kenneth K Song Zirui Z Mechanic Robert E RE Chernew Michael E ME Huskamp Haiden A HA
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20151201 12
Accountable care using global payment with performance bonuses has shown promise in controlling spending growth and improving care. This study examined how an early model, the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) established in 2009 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), has affected care for mental illness. We compared spending and use for enrollees in AQC organizations that did and did not accept financial risk for mental health with enrollees not participating in the contract. Com ...[more]