title: Bay State Blues combine global payment with quality metrics.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*