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  • The Blue Ridge Academic Health Group studies and reports on issues of fundamental importance to improving our health care system, with special focus on the role of the academic health center (AHC).
  • Current co-chairs of the Blue Ridge Academic Health Group include Ravi Thadhani and John M. Carethers.

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Report 28 | Spring 2025
How Academic Health Centers Can Navigate Provider-Payer Relationships in a Complex Healthcare Environment

Academic health centers (AHCs) play a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. Despite their essential role, AHCs face multiple headwinds that challenge the economics of healthcare delivery and the financial sustainability of the overall academic health ecosystem given its dependence on financial support from the clinical enterprise.

 

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