The DC Linked Care Community (DC CCN) is a clinically built-in community that features seven Washington, D.C.-based group well being facilities and the DC Major Care Affiliation (DCPCA). Its new collaboration with Amerigroup DC is the primary value-based settlement with a Medicaid managed care supplier within the nation’s capital.
Amerigroup DC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elevance Well being. This three-year collaboration is the primary of its sort within the District and is designed to transcend conventional healthcare fashions, prioritize affected person outcomes, and set a brand new, larger normal for healthcare supply throughout the area.
The DC CCN consists of the DCPCA and 7 Federally Certified Well being Facilities (FQHCs): Bread for the Metropolis, Group of Hope, Household Medical Counseling Companies, La Clinica del Pueblo, Mary’s Heart, Unity Well being Care, and Whitman-Walker Well being. The community’s mission is centered on attaining measurable impression by means of focused initiatives designed to lower low-acuity, non-emergent (LANE) emergency room visits, cut back avoidable hospitalizations, and decrease preventable hospital readmissions.
Underneath this new settlement, Amerigroup and DC CCN are altering the construction of healthcare funds to be primarily based on the standard and effectiveness of care somewhat than the amount of companies delivered. The settlement features a dedication to share monetary danger, encouraging FQHCs to work collaboratively in the direction of attaining high quality measures and enhancing well being outcomes for Medicaid enrollees.
“Our new VBA [value-based agreement] transcends standard healthcare fashions by incentivizing what actually issues—the well being and well-being of the group. This collaboration is a testomony to our unwavering dedication to delivering holistic, high quality care to residents throughout all the District,” stated Maislyn Christie, M.D., M.B.A., medical director of Amerigroup DC, in a press release.
“Collectively, we’re constructing a more healthy future for Washington, D.C., standing as a beacon of innovation and dedication within the ever-evolving healthcare sector,” stated Ruth Pollard, M.B.A., M.S., government director of the DC Linked Care Community, in a press release.
