Health Affairs July 23, 2020
The day will come when the COVID-19 pandemic is finally behind us. Experts caution that the viability of the health care system that awaits on the other side of the pandemic may hinge on which entities have the financial wherewithal to survive the crisis and thrive in its aftermath. Among the health care organizations at the greatest financial risk due to the pandemic are independent primary care practices, which in recent months have reported drastic reductions in visit volumes and practice revenue. An unpublished analysis of Blue Cross North Carolina (NC) commercial claims data show a major drop in revenue for independent primary care practices in North Carolina—an 11 percent reduction from baseline average commercial revenue per practice through the...
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