Blue KC bolsters payments for 800 area doctors by at least $125M

A new program will bring substantial new funding to primary-care practices in the Kansas City area. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is partnering with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to bring primary-care providers an additional $25 million to $30 million annually for the next five years. “When you infuse that sort of capital into primary care, it really is a ba sis for change,” said Greg Sweat, Blue KC's chief medical officer. “We have not seen something like…
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