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Mar 2023
26m 28s

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Caro...

PwC's Health Industries
About this episode

Tune in to PwC’s Next in Health to hear Troy Smith, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's Cost of Care VP, discuss the importance of making healthcare more affordable through a variety of value-based care models. Topics include:  

  • The state of value-based care models and how they are evolving, implemented, and measured.
  • Shifts from incentive to downside risk models and how healthcare is being delivered to diverse populations.
  • Managing challenges and risks of these models such as creating contracts and standardizing quality.

Speakers
Troy Smith, Cost of Care Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina 
John Andrewes, Strategy& Principal, PwC 
Tori Fancher, Clinical Transformation Director, PwC 
Igor Belokrinitsky, Strategy& Principal, PwC 


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