Datapoint: Regence Partners With MultiCare Health System on New ACO

Regence, one of the largest Blues affiliates in the U.S., on Dec. 23 said it has formed a new value-based partnership with MultiCare Health System. The partnership will make use of innovative data-sharing platforms to improve interoperability and patient outcomes. MultiCare’s ACO unit, MultiCare Connected Care, serves 120,000 lives in its 16 value-based partnerships, according to a press release. Regence’s four regional subsidiaries currently serve 1,856,867 members throughout the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states.

Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans