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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />Patient -Centered Medical Home (PCMH): A model of care in which each patient <br />has an ongoing relationship with a primary care physician who coordinates a team <br />to take collective responsibility for patient care and, when appropriate, arranges <br />for care with other qualified physicians. <br />Shared Savings: A payment mechanism in which the provider and payer share <br />cost savings achieved against a target cost budget based upon agreed upon terms <br />and may include downside risk. <br />Value -Based Program (VBP): An outcomes -based payment arrangement and/or <br />a coordinated care model facilitated with one or more local providers that is <br />evaluated against cost and quality metrics/factors and is reflected in provider <br />payment. <br />Value -Based Programs Overview <br />Employer's Members may access covered healthcare services from providers that <br />participate in a Host Blue's Value -Based Program. Value -Based Programs may be <br />delivered either through the BlueCard Program or a Negotiated Arrangement. <br />These Value -Based Programs may include, but are not limited to, Accountable <br />Care Organizations, Global Payment/Total Cost of Care arrangements, Patient <br />Centered Medical Homes and Shared Savings arrangements. <br />Value -Based Programs under the BlueCard Program <br />Under Value -Based Programs, a Host Blue may pay providers for reaching agreed <br />upon cost/quality goals in the following ways: <br />The Host Blue may pass these provider payments to BCBSF and/or its Designated <br />Agent, which BCBSF and/or its Designated Agent will pass directly on to Employer <br />as either an amount included in the price of the claim or an amount charged <br />separately in addition to the claim. <br />When such amounts are included in the price of the claim, the claim may be billed <br />using one of the following pricing methods, as determined by the Host Blue: <br />(i) Actual Pricing: The charge to accounts for Value -Based Programs <br />incentives/Shared Savings settlements is part of the claim. These charges are <br />passed to Employer via an enhanced provider fee schedule. <br />(ii) Supplemental Factor: The charge to accounts for Value -Based Programs <br />incentives/Shared Savings settlements is a supplemental amount that is <br />included in the claim as an amount based on a specified supplemental factor <br />(e.g., a small percentage increase in the claim amount). The supplemental <br />factor may be adjusted from time to time. <br />When such amounts are billed separately from the price of the claim, they may be <br />billed as follows: <br />(i) Per Member Per Month (PMPM) Billings: Per Member per month billings for <br />12 <br />