Medical Director, Behavioral Health Value Transformation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
As the medical director of behavioral health value transformation at Blue Cross NC, Dr. Bhalla leads the design and delivery of innovative payment arrangements for people with behavioral health disorders at Blue Cross NC. He is passionate about using policy and financial incentives to drive access to high quality behavioral health care with a focus on prevention and population health.
Prior to joining Blue Cross NC, Dr. Bhalla conducted research at UCLA regarding health care utilization patterns of people with behavioral health disorders. He was also a Medical Director at Landmark Health, a value based care program for a complex Medicare population.
He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University (BS), University of Toledo College of Medicine (MD), and UCLA (MS in Health Policy and Management). Dr. Bhalla completed residency and fellowship training at Yale University and is board certified in Adult and Forensic Psychiatry.
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