In the rapidly evolving health care marketplace, payers and providers are forming novel relationships involving a wide variation of risk-bearing arrangements. Louis S. Bezich, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the Center for Population Health at Cooper, was invited to be part of a prestigious panel of experts that discussed “Emerging Payer-Provider Accountable Care Models” at the Fifth National Accountable Care Organization Summit held in Washington, DC.
Cooper is the first provider in New Jersey to take an equity position in an insurance company and the AmeriHealth New Jersey’s Cooper Advantage Plan was the first provider-branded insurance product offered on the New Jersey marketplace exchange.
Bezich spoke of key lessons learned in developing new accountable care models between payers and providers. He presented a case study on Cooper’s relationship with AmeriHealth New Jersey and discussed the merits of the program and how it can serve as a model for other health providers. Cooper and AmeriHealth have a comprehensive relationship that includes a co-branded insurance product currently on the market, a Patient-Centered Medical Home Program and a high-utilizer pilot known as the Employee-Centered Medical Home, among other initiatives.