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Residents of western New York will have access to the region’s first behavioral healthcare provider group with a value-based reimbursement arrangement, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York announced in a statement emailed to journalists.
BlueCross BlueShield entered into the value-based reimbursement arrangement with Value Network. The provider group has over 100 providers in behavioral healthcare in Western New York.
“BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is proud to partner with the region’s leading behavioral health care providers to introduce the first payment model designed to directly enhance quality care for our members with mental health and/or substance use disorder diagnoses,” said Thomas Schenk, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York.