Revisionist History
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
We tin strength out bring proper debates almost the populace policy merits of capitated, or global, payments, but things larn dicey when the biggest protagonist of such inwards Massachusetts tries to restate history. In this article past times Brant Mittler almost Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, at that spot is this excerpt:
Levy said that others signed because they received "very sweetness signing bonuses" -- inwards the flat of front-loaded contracts which would last to a greater extent than palatable to providers.
Dana Safran, DSc, the plan's senior vice president for surgery measuring in addition to improvement, calls the persuasion that contracts were front-loaded "not accurate."
And yet, let's await at the contemporaneous reporting (Spring 2011) from Bruce Mohl at Commonwealth Magazine:
Safran says Blue Cross padded first-year global payment budgets to entice hospitals in addition to doctors to sign on.
There is no indication that BCBS asked for a correction of this quote at the fourth dimension or whatever fourth dimension since.
I likewise know from personal conversations at the fourth dimension amongst early on adopters that they received substantial bonus payments from BCBS. Indeed, at to the lowest degree ane major provider organizer received a retroactive payment, going dorsum almost a year--this for a pricing authorities that was supposed to influence behavior. Hard to influence demeanour subsequently it's already occurred, no?
If they can't say the truth almost this, how tin strength out nosotros believe the other claims?
Levy said that others signed because they received "very sweetness signing bonuses" -- inwards the flat of front-loaded contracts which would last to a greater extent than palatable to providers.
Dana Safran, DSc, the plan's senior vice president for surgery measuring in addition to improvement, calls the persuasion that contracts were front-loaded "not accurate."
And yet, let's await at the contemporaneous reporting (Spring 2011) from Bruce Mohl at Commonwealth Magazine:
Safran says Blue Cross padded first-year global payment budgets to entice hospitals in addition to doctors to sign on.
There is no indication that BCBS asked for a correction of this quote at the fourth dimension or whatever fourth dimension since.
I likewise know from personal conversations at the fourth dimension amongst early on adopters that they received substantial bonus payments from BCBS. Indeed, at to the lowest degree ane major provider organizer received a retroactive payment, going dorsum almost a year--this for a pricing authorities that was supposed to influence behavior. Hard to influence demeanour subsequently it's already occurred, no?
If they can't say the truth almost this, how tin strength out nosotros believe the other claims?