The partnership provides community-based primary care and behavioral health services to Medicaid Tailored Plan enrollees. North Carolina
Brooklyn, New York and Morrisville, North Carolina, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alliance Healtha managed care organization serving 137,000 Medicaid-eligible members nationwide. North CarolinaToday, City Block, A value-based health care provider for Medicaid and dual eligible beneficiaries. Through this partnership, CityBlock delivers comprehensive, integrated medical and behavioral health care to members with severe mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders who are enrolled in Alliance Health’s Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (BH I/DD) Tailored Plans. This partnership began in 2013. Mecklenburg, Cumberlandand Wake county July 1, 2024 This coincides with the state’s ongoing Medicaid reform efforts. North Carolina Starting from 2021.
Alliance Health is responsible for ensuring that some of the most vulnerable members of the North Carolina Medicaid system have timely access to specialty care to address their overall health and well-being. Leveraging its long history as a behavioral health care organization, Alliance Health has developed a network of service providers that deliver a wide range of innovative community-based services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a fully integrated BH I/DD Tailored Plan, Alliance Health contracts with numerous provider organizations and systems that have expanded their network to include primary care providers, specialists, ancillary health providers, and pharmacies, providing a more comprehensive approach to members’ care. Alliance Health also provides care management services to all BH I/DD Tailored Plan members, either directly or through contracts with certified provider organizations.
Alliance Health has partnered with CityBlock to provide eligible members with access to CityBlock’s primary care and behavioral health services. Members can meet with their care team virtually, in their homes or at an existing CityBlock clinic. CityBlock’s Care Model It connects enrolled, eligible members to a multidisciplinary care team that can include primary care providers, behavioral health specialists, community health partners, nurse care managers, pharmacy navigators and more.
Alliance Health and Cityblock have entered into a value-based arrangement – Alliance Health’s first risk-sharing arrangement – to establish a strong alignment towards a shared goal of providing quality health care and outcomes to members. This care structure gives care teams the flexibility to intervene and invest in dynamic strategies to meet members’ complex clinical and non-clinical needs. Alliance Health and Cityblock’s value-based partnership will improve access to uniquely integrated care for our most vulnerable members, help close health equity gaps and drive sustainable value.
“Alliance believes that City Block’s approach to care, offering community-based integrated primary care, behavioral health care and social support attention, is an ideal model to address the complex needs of our members,” said Alliance Health’s chief operating officer. Shawn Schreiber“We were impressed with their enthusiasm and passion to engage with and serve the public.”
“Access to integrated care for people with behavioral health needs is critical to NCDHHS’s behavioral health and resilience priorities. When we treat the whole person — the mind and the body — we achieve better outcomes.” Kelly CrosbyDirector, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. “NCDHHS applauds the leadership of Alliance and Cityblock in customizing this innovative model to address the holistic needs of people with behavioral and substance use disorders.”
“We share North Carolina “And it recognizes Alliance Health’s longstanding commitment to providing innovative, high-quality care to members with complex behavioral health needs,” said Dr. Toyin AjayiCEO and co-founder of CityBlock. “Together, North Carolina “With this groundbreaking transition to Medicaid managed care, we look forward to treating individuals holistically, deploying care to reduce health disparities, and delivering improved clinical and economic outcomes for marginalized and underserved communities across the state.”
CityBlock operates on the premise that health is local and personal, serving members with complex needs, many of whom are at disproportionate risk for poor health conditions. By providing 24/7 access and care, CityBlock’s multidisciplinary care team reduces unnecessary emergency department visits and avoidable hospitalizations, improving quality of care and member engagement. 2024 Equity Action ReportCityblock’s model of care has demonstrated improved engagement and clinical continuity, as well as a significant reduction in avoidable hospital admissions, all of which are having a huge impact on helping people live healthier lives.
About Alliance Health
Alliance Health is a public managed care organization. Cumberland, Durham, Harnet, Johnston, Mecklenburg, orange and Wake County North CarolinaThe Alliance works with a network of more than 4,000 private providers and serves 137,000 Medicaid recipients out of a population of more than 137,000. 3.5M.
Alliance Medicaid Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Customized Plans address all medical needs, including physical, behavioral and pharmaceutical, for people who require long-term care for conditions such as severe mental illness, substance use disorder, intellectual/developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries.
About City Block Health
Founded in 2017, CityBlock is a transformational, value-based primary care company serving over 100,000 Medicaid and dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. Our medical practices provide integrated clinical care, behavioral health services and social care in virtual, home and community-based clinics. At our core is modern technology. Care ModelWith custom tools to support every aspect of care team operations and member interactions, Cityblock works with three of the top five Medicaid health plans in the country and currently new york, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Florida.
City Block is a Fast Company The World’s 50 Most Innovative CompaniesCNBC Disruptor 50 ListForbes List of America’s Best Startup Employersand Fierce Healthcare’s first The intense 15 listFor more information about the company, home page.
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