BCBS of Nebraska ups stake in primary care clinic operator

Omaha-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska now owns Think Nebraska, an Omaha-based holding company behind a primary care clinic designed to keep patients from using expensive emergency departments and hospital beds, Live Well Nebraska reports.

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Think Nebraska owns part of Think Aksarben, which operates a 16-physician clinic in Omaha. The physicians own 49 percent of Think Aksarben.

BCBSN has invested nearly $37 million in Think Nebraska since 2013, the report states. The payer said while it is not a part of the clinic’s day-to-day operations, it supports Think Nebraska’s move to curb medical costs.

The primary care clinic opened in July 2015. 

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