Post by Logan on Jul 7, 2016 4:17:16 GMT -6
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three New Mexico medical practices are among the 200 nationwide selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to participate in a care delivery model that encourages higher quality, more coordinated cancer care.
Indeed, one Albuquerque medical group’s treatment methods — New Mexico Hematology Consultants — will be incorporated in the initiative.
Seventeen health insurance companies, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, were also selected for the five-year pilot program, which will include more than 3,200 oncologists and cover about 155,000 beneficiaries nationwide. The number of New Mexicans that will be eligible for the program was not immediately available.
The physician groups in the state besides New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants are Lovelace Health System and Christus St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center in Santa Fe.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/803677/three-nm-medical-practices-picked-for-improved-cancer-care.html
Indeed, one Albuquerque medical group’s treatment methods — New Mexico Hematology Consultants — will be incorporated in the initiative.
Seventeen health insurance companies, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, were also selected for the five-year pilot program, which will include more than 3,200 oncologists and cover about 155,000 beneficiaries nationwide. The number of New Mexicans that will be eligible for the program was not immediately available.
The physician groups in the state besides New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants are Lovelace Health System and Christus St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center in Santa Fe.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/803677/three-nm-medical-practices-picked-for-improved-cancer-care.html