Blue Cross MA Partners With Thyme Care on First Value-Based Oncology Agreement

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has signed its first specialty-specific value-based care agreement, partnering with Thyme Care to tie oncology payments to patient outcomes, quality metrics, and overall care coordination.
• The agreement extends the plan's principles into the more complex and costly oncology setting, a signal of growing momentum toward applying value-based care principles to specialty medicine.
• Thyme Care's multidisciplinary team works as an added layer alongside treating oncologists, available around the clock to help members manage side effects, address transportation and food access barriers, and avoid preventable ER visits and hospitalizations.

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