Colorado

Cigna and doctors affiliated with Boulder Community Hospital’s Community Medical Associates  have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the “triple aim” of improved health, affordability and patient experience. The program will benefit approximately 4,500 individuals covered by a Cigna health plan who receive care from among over 80 Community Medical Associates primary care physicians and specialists.

As part of its commitment to quality and affordable health care in Colorado, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is now working under value-based arrangements that promote patient-centered care with more than one-third of the primary care providers across the state. Anthem launched Enhanced Personal Health Care in Colorado in early 2013 with some of its larger physician organizations, and since then has contracted under this new type of arrangement with more than 1,100 physicians from approximately 250 primary care practices, providing primary care services to more than 160,000 Anthem members

Completed in June 2012, this 3-year project was one of the first multi-payer medical home pilots. The project involved 5 private health plans and the State's hig-risk pool carrier, Cover Colorado, who provided additional compensation to 16 primary care practices. All participating practices were required to achieve at least level 1 PCMH recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. HealthTeamWorks provided support to practices on quality improvement and transformation to PCMH through individual coaching and learning collaboratives.