Highmark's value-based reimbursement program for primary care physicians, True Performance, has saved more than $3 billion in avoided cost savings in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia since its launch in 2017.
In 2022, avoided costs for reduced inpatient admissions totaled $632 million, while avoided costs for emergency visits totaled $106 million, the Pittsburgh-based company said Sept. 6.
Approximately 90 percent of eligible PCPs in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia participate in the program, or more than 13,000 physicians from over 2,100 practices.
Currently, 2.2 million Highmark members see a PCP that is participating in the program.