Independence Blue Cross and Aria Health announce new agreements to continue to serve patients in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties

Philadelphia, PA — February 28, 2012 —Independence Blue Cross  (IBC) and Aria Health  have signed new multi-year contracts that include IBC’s innovative pay-for-performance program for hospitals, to improve health outcomes and lower costs. Aria Health is the sixth hospital system to commit to this program. “These agreements signal a new era of collaboration between IBC and our region’s health systems using incentives that motivate doctors and hospitals to work together to make decisions that