title: Finding their way home. Despite mixed evidence, providers and payers are adopting patient-centered medical homes to improve health and cut costs.
abstract: Medical homes are proliferating, though not everyone is convinced they'll produce savings. Don't tell that to the Michigan Blues, which since 2008 has helped more than 1,200 primary-care practices qualify as medical homes, with another 1,000 in the process. The insurer calculates that the project saved it $155 million in 2012 alone. "Those are dollar savings observed in claims data--these are not back-of-the-envelope calculations," says Dr. David Share, of the Michigan Blues.
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authors: Robeznieks
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States