Blue Cross NC Value-Based Care Program Generated $153 Million In Savings, Provider Organizations Received $85 Million In Bonuses

Provider organizations participating in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) value-based care program, Blue Premier, generated cost savings of $153 million during the program’s first year. As a result, Blue Cross NC paid the Blue Premier participants $85 million in performance bonuses.

The first-year performance payments to provider organizations were based on quality metrics compared to a 2018 baseline. Blue Cross NC reported that overall the participants conducted 3,041 more screenings for colorectal cancer, and that 13,412 more members had controlled blood pressure. Payments in future years will depend . . .