Fierce Healthcare August 29, 2019
Blue Shield of California’s Altais reached a deal Thursday with the California Medical Association (CMA) and the startup Aledade as part of an ongoing effort to provide technology and services aimed at enhancing value-based care.
The deal comes a few months after CMA, which represents more than 44,000 physicians, reached an agreement with Aledade to expand the number of physician-owned accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the state. Altais provides clinical support tools and services to physician practices to help reduce administrative burden.
“We’re thrilled that our first announced initiative is a collaboration to bring technology and services that will help physicians flourish under value-based arrangements, which are becoming a mainstay of modern healthcare,” said Altais CEO Jeff Bailet in a...