Finding their way home. Despite mixed evidence, providers and payers are adopting patient-centered medical homes to improve health and cut costs
Robeznieks, A.
Modern Healthcare 43(40): 6-7; 18-19, 2
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 24340721 Document Number: 664774
Medical homes are proliferating, though not everyone is convinced they'll produce savings. Don't tell that to the Michigan Blues, which since 2008 has helped more than 1,200 primary-care practices qualify as medical homes, with another 1,000 in the process. The insurer calculates that the project saved it $155 million in 2012 alone. "Those are dollar savings observed in claims data--these are not back-of-the-envelope calculations," says Dr. David Share, of the Michigan Blues.